Letter from James Fenimore Cooper, with related material. ca. 1831-1851.

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Letter from James Fenimore Cooper, with related material. ca. 1831-1851.

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Comprises 1 autograph letter from James Fenimore Cooper to 'Monsieur Mérrimé', undated (with transcript), 2 printed portraits of Cooper, 1 of which was engraved by Thomson from an original drawing, published in London in the 'New Monthly Magazine' by Colburn & Bentley on 1 April 1831, and signed by Cooper, 1 printed illustration of his residence, and an obituary for him extracted from the press.

1 letter (2 ff. conjoined), 2 printed ports., 1 illustration, and 1 press-cutting, all held in 1 envelope, manuscript and printed material.

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Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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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...