Papers, 1792-1884.

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Papers, 1792-1884.

This collection consists of many of Cooper's own papers, along with some papers of other family members, which were in the possession of Cooper's great-grandson, Paul Fenimore Cooper, Jr. It contains a number of manuscripts of Cooper's works, including four of his novels (_Red Rover_, _The Bravo_, _Satanstoe_, and _The Chainbearer_), along with fragments of other works. The papers also include extensive correspondence, notably with Cooper's American publisher Carey and Lea, and with members of the Cooper and De Lancey families. There are many letters written by Cooper to Commodore William Branford Shubrick (1790-1874). Also in the collection are business papers and ledgers, copies of contracts, deeds, and indentures.

8 boxes.1 box ; oversize.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7000340

American Antiquarian Society

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Carey & Lea (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Philadelphia publishers. From the description of Letter and invoice : Philadelphia, to John Babcock & Son, 1825 Sept. 21. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122586029 Mathew Carey (January 28, 1760 – September 16, 1839) was an Irish-born American publisher and economist who lived and worked in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Carey was born in 1760 in Dublin into a middle-class Catholic family. He entered the bookselling and printing business in 1775 and...

Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851

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James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 – September 14, 1851) was an American writer of the first half of the 19th century. His historical romances depicting colonist and Indigenous characters from the 17th to the 19th centuries created a unique form of American literature. He lived much of his boyhood and the last fifteen years of life in Cooperstown, New York, which was founded by his father William Cooper on property that he owned. Cooper became a member of the Episcopal Church shortly befo...

Lea & Blanchard

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Ball, Lyman.

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Cook, Lucy Ann.

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Trader's Fire Insurance Co.

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Miles, Edward L. 1939-

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Welles & Co.

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Sandford, James

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Cornell, William Kenneth

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Murry, J.

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Carrel, Armand, 1800-1836

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Luce, Asa.

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Weed, Thurlow, 1797-1882

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Thurlow Weed, politician and journalist, was born in Cairo, N.Y., on 15 November 1797. He married Catherine Ostrander in 1818. Weed was a leader of the anti-Masonic movement of the 1820's and 30's, a New York assemblyman from 1829-1831, and a key member of the Whig Party and then the Republican Party. From 1824-1826 Weed was the owner and editor of Rochester Telegraph. He published Anti-Masonic Enquirer, and from 1829-1863 he worked as a reporter and editor for the anti-Masons' paper, Albany Eve...

Shotwell, William.

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Thayer, Denis.

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Whitford, John N. (John Nathaniel), 1835-1890

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John N. Whitford was Colonel of the 67th Regiment of the North Carolina Infantry during the Civil War. In a letter, Whitford writes Mr. Jesse Jones of Core Creek, N.C., exhorting him to persuade his sons to return to their company under the conditions of a general pardon. From the description of John N. Whitford paper, 1864 [manuscript]. (East Carolina University). WorldCat record id: 41067038 Planter, Confederate Army officer, and North Carolina state senator. F...

Ward, Robert David

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Robert Ward was a weaver in Massachusetts, probably in the vicinity of Dedham. From the description of Account book, 1694-1697, 1787-[ca. 1900]. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122649901 Robert David Ward was born in Montevallo, Alabama, in 1929, son of a professor at Alabama College for Women (now the University of Montevallo). Memories of his upbringing figure in his later books, Lamar and Me, and Time Has Made a Change in Me. He received his M.S. in History at A...

Mumford, Gordon.

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Campbell, Robert.

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Holmes, Ebenezer.

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Comstock, Sarah D.

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Sedgwick, Robert, 1787-1841

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Carey, Henry Charles, 1793-1879

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Henry Carey, American economist, was born in Philadelphia and initially devoted himself to the publishing business, which he inherited from his father. He was also interested in economics and in 1836 he published an article entitled, Essay on the rate of wages - subsequently expanded into a 3 vol. work: The principles of political economy, 1837-1840. Carey published numerous other books and essays and his writings were read worldwide, especially in Europe. Other works include, The slave trade......

Heaviside, Richard, 1754-1814 or 1815

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Cooper, William, 1754-1809

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Founder of Cooperstown, N.Y., member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York State, and first judge of the Otsego County, N.Y. Court of Common Pleas. Cooper was the father of author James Fenimore Cooper. From the description of Letter, 1792 July 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122486944 From the description of Letter, 1792 October 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122617685 From the description of Letter, 1792 April 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id:...

Josiah Bradlee & Co.

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Cooper, Isaac, 1775-1844

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Resident of Camden, N.J.; great-great grandson of early settler William Cooper. From the description of Ledger, 1807-1857. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70943369 ...

Bolton, Robert, 1937-1988

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Born in Knoxville, Tenn., on 15 July 1937, photographer Robert Bolton discovered photography in his early teens. Bolton attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a minor in art. Shortly after graduating from college, he became art director of Hogan, Rose & Co. Inc., an advertising agency in Knoxville, Tenn. Although he remained in this professional position for the rest of his life, Bolton continued to be an avid photographer ...

Van Booskirk, William.

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Comstock, Horace H.

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Comstock, Horace.

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Roome, Wm. J. W. (William John Waterman), 1865-

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Schuyler, Isaac.

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Myers, Edward R.

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Trowbridge, Charles E.

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Prentiss, Catherine.

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Thayer, Lidia.

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Carver, Barton.

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Delancey family.

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Comstock, Horace M.

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Ingals, Ebenezer.

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Wiley, Charles, 1782-1826

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Cooper, Courtland C.

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Ketchum, Sidney.

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Bowles, Daniel D.

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Cooper, Susan Augusta De Lancey, 1792-1852.

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Willits, George H.

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Averell, W. (William)

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McCall, Robert, 1919-2010

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Robert H. McCall was a United States (U.S.) Army enlisted soldier. During World War II he served in the 121st Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division. From the description of The Robert H. McCall papers, 1944-1946. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 49732660 ...

Pomeroy, Ann

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Graves, Fanny.

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Cook, Elijan.

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Shubrick, William Branford, 1790-1874

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U. S. naval officer. From the description of Letter to "Dr. [Spruston?] [manuscript], 1834 April 15. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647993598 Naval officer. From the description of William Branford Shubrick correspondence, 1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980458 Epithet: Captain; USN; Commanding American Pacific Squadron; Rear-Admiral 1862 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81...

Prentiss, John

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United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Ogden, Jane

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Cooper, Samuel, 1772-1798

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Born in Talbot County, Maryland in 1772, Samuel Cooper studied medicine in Philadelphia, Pa. and then returned to Easton, Md. He later practiced medicine in Philadelphia, where he died during the yellow fever epidemic in 1798. Cooper worked with Samuel Coates, the manager if the Pennsylvania Hospital. From the description of Estate records, 1798-1806. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122459615 ...

Perry, Alpha.

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Luce, Lydia.

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Fitch, Malinda.

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Cooper family.

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Fitch, Isaac, 1734-1791

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Graves, Calvin, approximately 1844-1924

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Resident of Hancock, Me. From the description of Papers, 1887-ca. 1925. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70940408 From the description of Letters, 1866-1899 (bulk 1887-1899). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70957977 ...

Conklin, Catherine

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Richardson, Ed.

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McDermot, Robert.

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Halsted, Oliver S. (Oliver Spencer), 1792-1877

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Conklin, Samuel.

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Pomeroy, George S., 1888-1964

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Pomeroy served as a paymaster for the U.S. Army during and immediately after the Civil War. He was assigned to a number of military posts including Albany, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1862-1871. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122519744 Co-author of words of the Whiffenpoof song. From the description of Autograph postcard signed : [Reading, Pa.], to James J. Fuld, 1963 July 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270924802 ...

Van Buskirk, R. W.

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Cooper, P. F. (Paul F.)

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