Scope and arrangement
The papers contain letters, 1808-1839, to Robert John Chesebrough from family, friends and associates; and letters to Margaret A. Horn Peckham, 1849-1876, from her sister Charlotte and brother-in-law Marshall Pepoon written from Europe; as well as letters, wills, military records, and other papers of various members of the Chesebrough and Peckham families. Also, and genealogical research files of notes, correspondence, and clippings.
The Chesebrough - Peckham family papers are arranged in three series: