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Cooper, Charles Dekay. Cooper Family Papers, 1796-1877.

Title: Cooper Family Papers, 1796-1877.

The collection is divided between the papers of Charles D. Cooper and his son John Tayler Cooper. The majority of the Charles D. Cooper papers, including correspondence, accounts of taxes, and land papers (field book and indentures) pertain to his endeavors as a land agent in N.Y.S. The legal series includes a power of attorney from Samuel Huntting and an indenture for an eight year old orphan, Ann Sweeney. The John Tayler Cooper papers contain correspondence, accounts, and land papers on his dealings as a land agent, primarily in Albany County, New York. The legal series includes court papers and related correspondence on the estates of John V. Pruyn and James King, Casparus F. Pruyn, and the custody of Charles Henry by Peter Seton Henry. The military papers pertain to John T. Cooper's participation in the New York Militia from about 1800 to 1874 and includes correspondence and documents on the business of running the army; regimental court actions, elections of officers, inspection returns, letters of resignation and miscellaneous rosters.

ArchivalResource: 4 boxes (2 cu. ft.), 1 map.(1 map : manuscript ; 15.5 x 13 cm. on 33 x 20 cm. sheet)

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