Papers 1836-1856

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Papers 1836-1856

Scattered papers, 1836-1856, of Eleutheros Cooke, Sandusky, O., including correspondence with Jay Cooke, Jay Cooke, Jr., John B. and Sarah McCormick, S. B. Caldwell, Eliza Whittlesey, Mrs. Mary Carvallo, P. N. Schuyler, and J. McHenry Boyd, and an account with J. K. Lockwood, druggist.

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Whittlesey, Elisha, 1783-1863

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Ohio lawyer, Whig Congressman, and Comptroller of the U.S. Treasury. From the description of Letter, 1858 August 9, Canfield, Ohio, to Charles Lanman, Norwich, Conn. (University of Toledo). WorldCat record id: 13827736 Lawyer, U.S. Representative from Ohio for eight terms from 1823-1838, and comptroller of the Treasury under Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, and Lincoln. A resident of Canfield, Ohio, Whittlesey was prosecuting attorney for the entire Western Reserve from 1807-1823, ...

Cooke, Jay, 1821-1905

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Banker, financier, and fiscal agent for the U.S. Treasury Dept. during the Civil War. From the description of Jay Cooke correspondence, 1884. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983928 During the Civil War, Jay Cooke & Co. of Philadelphia developed the idea of selling government bonds, which capitalized on feelings of patriotism at the time and which were a major source of financing the war. Jay Cooke later was heavily involved in finanacing (unsuccessfully) the Northern Pa...

Cooke, Eleutheros, 1787-1864

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Lawyer and state legislator; b. Granville, N.Y.; moved to Madison, Ind., 1817 where opened law practice; in 1819 moved to Sandusky, Ohio; served in Ohio House of Representatives (1822, 1823, 1825, 1840) and U.S. 22nd Congress (1831-1833). From the description of Papers, 1809-1905. (Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Center). WorldCat record id: 70927074 From the description of Papers, 1809-1905. (Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Center). WorldCat record id: 46686428 ...