Cook family papers, 1833-1883.

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Cook family papers, 1833-1883.

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Papers in this collection reflect the activities of various members of the Cook family of New Bedford, Mass. Other relations by marriage included in this collection are Caroline Amelia Bailey Seabury (1811-1881), mother of Cornelia Seabury Cook and Caroline's parents, Peleg Bailey (b. 1788), and Sarah Gray Bailey (b. 1783). Papers for Caroline Seabury include correspondence and poems (1852-1853, 1879), written to her daughter, Cornelia. Papers for the Baileys consist of a letter (1833), to Peleg Bailey regarding sales of livestock and notes regarding bequests for the will of Sarah Gray Bailey (ca. 1860), and her sister's death notice (1865). Miscellaneous papers in this collection consist of correspondence, poems, and clippings (1844-1869). The correspondence is a letter (1844), from M. K. Wing, of Sandwich, Mass., to Thomas Cook, father of William, regarding William's stay at Sandwich and a letter (1848), from Grant Thorburn, of New York, N.Y., to an unknown friend. The poems are either handwritten or are clippings from the newspaper (ca. 1850-1869).

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Cook, Clarence Augustus, 1856-1919

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Wing, M. K.

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Thorburn, Grant, 1773-1863

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Author and seedsman; born in Scotland, resident of New York City. From the description of Papers, 1848-1887. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58774527 ...

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Cook, William, 1833-1876

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