Scrapbook, 1845-1926.

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Scrapbook, 1845-1926.

Scrapbook of Mercator Cooper Kendrick of Southampton, Long Island, with clippings, obituaries, invitations, list of donors to the Southampton "chatauqua," Red Cross notes and membership card, Women Watcher's certificate for election day, programs, marriage notices, and the first issue of the Southampton Magazine, 1845-1926. Topics include whaling; the 1849 gold seekers; the exploits of Captain Mercator Cooper, his visit to Japan in 1845, and his Antarctic voyage in 1849; and family members Clara, Robert, and Mercator C. Kendrick, Nathan Jessup, Mary Raynor, and Nathan, Maria, and J. Fletcher Howell.

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Kendrick, Robert

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Kendrick, Clara.

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Kendrick, Mercator Cooper,

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Cooper, Mercator, 1803-1872

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Howell, Nathan.

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Howell, J. Fletcher.

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Howell, Maria L.

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American Red Cross

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On December 2, 1905, Mrs. Tunis G. Bergen brought together a group of Brooklyn residents at the Barnard Club House on Remsen Street to form New York City's first borough-based Red Cross organization. With an initial membership roster of 300, the Brooklyn Chapter of the American Red Cross embarked on its first major campaign to aid victims of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, collecting over $100,000 and thousands of articles of clothing to contribute to the relief effort. From this point on, th...

Raynor, Mary.

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Jessup, Nathan.

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