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[CHAPMAN, EDWARD M. 1862-1952].

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:100.00 - 200.00 USD
[CHAPMAN, EDWARD M. 1862-1952].
A photograph of Chapman (with wear), and a collection of two books, and 13 personal and family documents, including letters concerning the "Indian Town" property development project in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, and  historic land grant transfers and sales: 1. CHAPMAN, EDWARD M. a.) Signed/typed carbon copy letter to Chapman's daughter, Lucia Tully Chapman, 1927, addressed: "Dear Lucifer." Concerning finances/investments, and chatty family news. 11in. x 8 1/2in. Condition: toning, light spotting, edge tear/fold, holes punched. b.) Typed class exam, "Bible 23," 1923-24 (presumably from a class taught by Chapman). 11in. x 8 1/2in. Condition: toned, rust stain, holes punched. 2. CHAPMAN, HOWARD T. [Chapman's brother]. a.) Three-page TLS, Jan. 1925, discussing issues of their shared business/investment in the "Indian Town" development in Old Saybrook. b.) Two-page TLS, Feb. 1924; a chatty letter about family and local doings, including those of Hartford ice dealers. c.) Four-page TLS, Sept. 1925, concerning shared financial matters, and the untangling of ancestral property tracts for possible sale/transfer. All 11in. x 8 1/2in. sheets. Condition: Folds, toning, hole punches. 3. CHAPMAN, LOUISE WADSWORTH JONES (1873-1959). Group of 6 letters to Chapman from his second wife, early 1920s, concerning local and family news, including his daughter Lucia, who he is visiting while she is sick in a New York hospital. Sheets folded to 6 7/8in. x 6in. Condition: toning; holes punched. 4. JOSEPH STEINBRINK INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE. Payout receipt of stock shares, to Chapman, 1924. 7in. x 8 1/4in. Condition: toning, folds, holes punched. 5. Two of Chapman's well-used volumes: The Oxford Book of English Verse, Clarendon Press, 1901, with his name inscribed; and The Pilgrims Progress, Sever and Francis, 1864, with a few marks in his hand. Both in Poor condition. PLEASE NOTE: 20TH CENTURY DOCUMENTS CAN HAVE VARIED TONING FROM AGE; IMAGES MAY APPEAR LIGHTER ON DIFFERENT SCREENS. EDWARD MORTIMER CHAPMAN (1862-1952) was a Connecticut pastor, academic, and author. He graduated from Yale Divinity School in 1890. Chapman was a descendant of Robert Chapman, one of the first settlers of Saybrook, Connecticut (c. 1635). He served as pastor of Old Lyme Church from 1906 to 1915. Chapman€™s works integrated his wide-ranging theological, literary, and historical interests. This lot and the other Chapman-related items offered in this sale were part of a collection of papers and ephemera related to the family, including first wife Isabel Northrop Chapman (1864-1920), and second wife, Louise Wadsworth Chapman (1873-1959).