H.F. Phinney papers, 1872-1875.

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H.F. Phinney papers, 1872-1875.

H.F. Phinney letters to Robert Barry Coffin, Esq. (a.k.a. Barry Gray), written in Cooperstown, N.Y., concerning Coffin's writing of "The Home of Cooper and the Haunts of Leatherstocking." Also includes a related manuscript essay entitled, "The Haunts of Leatherstocking," an obituary of Phinney, and a print of a Mathew Brady photograph of James Fenimore Cooper.

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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...

Gray, Barry, 1826-1886

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Also known as Robert Barry Coffin; editor of "Home Journal," and "The Table." From the description of Letter, 1855. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39330799 Journalist and author; pen nam "Barry Gray." From the description of Letter to Frederick Morgan Steele, 1882 October 18. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 63167421 ...

Phinney, Henry Frederick, 1816-1875

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Henry Frederick Phinney was a son-in-law of James Fenimore Cooper, and was part of Ivison, Phinney & Co., publishers. From the description of H.F. Phinney papers, 1872-1875. (New York State Historical Association). WorldCat record id: 519623540 ...