Papers, 1818-1882, (bulk 1837-1866).

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Papers, 1818-1882, (bulk 1837-1866).

These papers are organized as follows: 1/Accounts and deeds of the Cooke family, 1819-1854; 2/Cooke family correspondence, 1840-1877; 3/Arithmetic book and ledger, 1818; 4/Accounts of Miss Sara Bywaters, 1844-1866; 5/Accounts of James W. Luttrell. A letter from Alfred to Susan Cooke describes his perilous journey from Virginia to Galena, Illinois in great detail.

238 items.4 v. (357 leaves)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6735210

Library of Virginia

Related Entities

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Corbin, R.W.

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Cooke, Thomas J. (Thomas John)

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Cooke family.

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Members of the Cooke family, from Culpeper and Rappahannock counties, Virginia, emigrated west to Illinois, Iowa, Missouri. Alfred, the father, was persuaded to move west by letters from sons Thomas and William. He taught school in Benton County, Iowa. From the description of Papers, 1818-1882, (bulk 1837-1866). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122496904 ...

Cooke, Lucie.

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Johnson, Warren C. (Warren Charles), 1901-

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Cooke, William Austin

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COOKE, ALFRED A.

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Cooke, Burrell H.

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Luttrell, James

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Bywaters, Sarah.

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Cooke, Susan M.

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