Certificate of membership for George F. Hooper : New York : DS, 1886 Oct. 13.

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Certificate of membership for George F. Hooper : New York : DS, 1886 Oct. 13.

Signed by Z.B. Tower, Henry Coppée, and DeLancey Floyd-Jones. With this, letter from Joseph G. Hooper, Nov. 27, 1974, concerning his grandfather, George F. Hooper - his activity in the Mexican War and life in early San Diego; the establishment of the G.F. Hooper Co. at Fort Yuma and later in San Francisco; growing grapes and rare fruits in Sonoma Valley at the Sobre Vista Rancho. (3 l., L.S.).

[1] leaf in 1 oversize folder; 33 x 41 cm.

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Coppée, Henry, 1821-1895

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Henry Coppée was born in Savannah, Georgia, to a family of French extraction that had formerly settled in Haiti. He studied at Yale University for two years, worked as a civil engineer, and finally graduated from West Point in 1845. He served in the Mexican–American War as a lieutenant and was brevetted captain for gallantry at the battles of Contreras and Churubusco.[1] During the American Civil War, he edited the United States Service Magazine. Coppée was assistant professor of French at We...

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Tower, Z. B. 1819-1900.

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