Cornelius Chase family papers, 1745-1974 (bulk 1822-1870).

Open to research.

Correspondence, journal, speeches, writings, reports, genealogical material, financial records, printed matter, drawings, and other papers relating to Chase family members. Pertains chiefly to Cornelius Chase, and his son, Cornelius Thurston Chase, in their careers as clergymen, educators, and farmers. Documents the latter's career as superintendent of public instruction for the state of Florida. Also includes correspondence of Jonas King and a copy of his interview with Abraham Lincoln.

Collected papers relate to the slave trade in Richmond, Va., and to the slave trading activities of E.H. Stokes, Betts, and Gregory Company; Browning and Moore Company; Dickerson, Hill, and Company; and Moore and Dawson Company. Includes records of the Confederate States of America Army such as reports on Confederate hospitals in Virginia and South Carolina, medical contracts with private physicians in Richmond, Va., provision returns, circulars and special orders relating to the Army's Medical Dept., lists of deserters, quartermaster reports, reports on prisoners of war, and reports on sick and wounded soldiers.

Prints, photographs, and other visual and graphic materials transferred to Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Some maps transferred to Library of Congress Geography and Map Division.

Clergyman, educator, and farmer.

Collection material in English.

Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010177