Papers of John Esten Cooke [manuscript], 1810-1883 (bulk 1858-1869).

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Papers of John Esten Cooke [manuscript], 1810-1883 (bulk 1858-1869).

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The papers contain the autograph manuscripts for "Disraeli," "To make raisins," table of contents for "The man hunter," "The winter march to Romney" (from "The life of Stonewall Jackson"), title page of "Wearing of the grey," "Une description de noces," "The scout," "A dead master, G.W.B.," "The broken mug," "Deal gently with the erring," "O, I'm a good old rebel," "So my summer's over," and "A southern scene." Ten letters, mostly to Cooke, chiefly discuss his writings, particularly "Days and nights in the Shenandoah," "Hilt to hilt," "Life of Stonewall Jackson," "My friend the colonel," "Pride of falling waters," "Stories of the Old Dominion," and "Surry of Eagle's Nest"; the Civil War, especially Stonewall Jackson, the battlefields of Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, Gaines's Mill, Petersburg, and Richmond, and Stuart's grave; and Southern writers. They also include a letter from a military volunteer criticizing Cooke's article "Outlines from the outpost," published in "Southern Illustrated News" and a letter from Stephen Cooke to John Rogers Cooke about responsibilities of marriage. An engraving of Cooke and an example of his calligraphy are also present. The correspondents include John Rogers Cooke, Stephen Cooke, Joseph A. Hill, Fitzhugh Lee, Benjamin Watkins Leigh, Jr., William Meade, Isaac Moorhead, William Thomas Poague, and S. Rohman.

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