Name/Title
The old Yelverton InnEntry/Object ID
chs-019421Description
This monochrome photo postcard shows the Old Yelverton Inn located in Chester, NY, a historic structure captured in the early 20th century, surrounded by dense, leafy trees. The photograph is marked with an erroneous caption that identified the inn as a place where, in 1775, Richard Wisner [selected] delegate to the Continental Congress. Actually, Henry Wisner and John Haring of Orangetown were elected August 16, 1774 at the house Stephen Sloat as Orange County's delegates to the first Continental Congress. Here at the Yelverton Inn on September 3, 1774 he was approved by freeholders from Goshen and Cornwall. The inn is a two-story wooden building, featuring multiple chimneys and an attached porch covered built in 1765.Subject Person/Organization
Yelverton Inn, Wisner, Henry, 1720-1790Subject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Chester (Village) - Orange County - New YorkCollection
Richard A. Ramsdell CollectionCategory
Yelverton Inn
Gas, Food & Lodging
Lexicon
Legacy Lexicon
Category
Hotels/Inns: Yelverton InnPostcard Details
Postcard Type
Post CardPublisher
Kerner, Charles W., 1859-1921Date Published
circa 1920Photographer
Kerner, Charles W., 1859-1921Transcription
CHESTER N.Y.
The Old Yelverton Inn. Here In 1775 Richard Wisner was [unreadable] the Continental Congress.
Kerner 43
[verso]
Chester, NY
Post Card
[box for postage stamp]
AZO - Place Stamp Here - AZO
Correspondence AddressGeneral Notes
Note
Kerner 43
Chester, N.Y.
The old Yelverton Inn. Here in 1775. Richard Wisner was [elected] delegate Continental Congress.
(Notes: Areas of apparent loss are under the top glaze, therefore they were lost during photographic development.
According to chs-011656 Credentials for Orange County's delegates, Henry Wisner & John Haring, were elected to the Continental Congress 16 August, 1774 at the House of Stephen Stot, and not Richard Wisner at the Yelverton Inn as widely published. Henry served in both Continental Congresses.).
"On This Day: September 3, 1774 Henry Wisner of Goshen Appointed to the First Continental Congress," by John P. Castricone, "Local History News, Events and Announcements
Office of the Orange County Historian" 3 September 2024:
"…freeholders gathered to name Henry Wisner and John Haring of Orangetown as delegates and Yelverton Inn in Chester where Wisner was ultimately approved by freeholders from Goshen and Cornwall on September 3, 1774."
Offered for sale on eBay:
Chester NY - OLD YELVERTON INN HOTEL - RPPC Kerner Postcard Revolutionary War
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Starting bid: US $19.99
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Located in: Wappingers Falls, New York, United States
Item description from the seller: The Old Yelverton Inn, Chester NY by photographer Kerner. Looks like finger prints on the glass plate came through on the photographer. Unsent c1910. Wear along edges of card and light soiling.
"The old Yelverton Inn. Here, in 1775, Richard Wisner was [elected delegate to] the Continental Congress."Create Date
August 1, 2024Update Date
January 26, 2026![The old Yelverton Inn: This monochrome photo postcard shows the Old Yelverton Inn located in Chester, NY, a historic structure captured in the early 20th century, surrounded by dense, leafy trees. The photograph is marked with a caption that identifies the inn as a place where, in 1775, Richard Wisner [selected] delegate to the Continental Congress. The inn is a two-story wooden building, featuring multiple chimneys and an attached porch covered built in 1765.](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/13108/52a6e6e1-5bb6-11ef-99ab-d1401b5ccfd9-v9rXlSR.lg@2x.jpg)
