Item 107: A Letter From C[harles] I[saac] A[bel] Chapman to Sheldon Reynolds, [18]94 October 2
Item — Box: 15, Folder: 162
Dates
- Created: [18]94 October 2
Creator
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Letter
General Condition:
Good.
Measurements:
in.
Description:
The following item dated October 2, 1894, depicts a letter from Charles Isaac Abel Chapman to Sheldon Reynolds. In the letter, Chapman is speaking about the Battle of Locust Hill, a conflict between the Connecticut and Pennsylvania settlers during the Yankee Pennamite Wars. He explains that Armstrong and Boyd, captains on the Pennsylvania side, who were later replaced by Moore from Philadelphia and clashed with Swift’s command of Connecticut, with Shcrawder, and includes a line that he suggests Reynolds will remember about driving them through the “shades of Death,” and away from the valley. Chapman mentions that he has found papers on the conflict in his father’s papers, where he builds a connection between current railroad company lands, such as the Lehigh Valley Railroad company’s branch on Harvey’s Lake, which Chapman suggests would have come about as payment to Moore and Shrawder for their service in this conflict.
Location
Port Blanchard, PA
Transcription Attempt:
Port Blanchard Oct[ober] 2nd [18]94
Sheldon Reynolds Esq[uire] — You will doubtless
recollect the incident known as the Battle
of “Locust Hill” — a skirmish between forces
detailed by the notorius Pennamite leaders
Armstrong and Boyd Col[onel] John Moore of
Philad[elphi]a being in actual command on the P[ennsylvania]
side and Capt[ain] John Swift on the Connecticut
side. You will also recollect that the
“Hessians” subsequently Enlisted to Expect our
friends from the valley and drive them
through the “Shadows of Death” were under
command of Capt[ain] Schrawder.
I find among my Fathers papers
the Enclosed fragment which in this
connection seems to possess Historic
interest. These lands (now crossed by
the L.V.R.R. Harveys Lake Branch) were
doubtless in payment to Moore & Schrawder
for their services at that time
Yours truly
C. I. A. Chapman
Creator
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570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu