Samuel Waldron journal, 1823 Oct. 8-Nov. 3.

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Samuel Waldron journal, 1823 Oct. 8-Nov. 3.

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The journal of Samuel [Waldron?], 8 Oct. -3 Nov 1823, chronicles the last days of Roger Wolcott Cooke (1797-1823), Litchfield Law School graduate and lawyer. Cooke was born in 1797, a son of Roger Cooke (1766-1836) and Emily Webster Cooke (1776-1807). He graduated from the Litchfield Law School in 1817 and was admitted to the Litchfield bar in 1819. He later moved to Augusta, Ga., and formed a partnership with William Tracy Gould, another Litchfield Law student. Cooke again moved, this time in feeble health to New York. On 22 Oct. 1823 he embarked on a voyage to Barbadoes with hopes of recovering, but died on 4 Nov. Samuel [Waldron?] is identified on the cover of the small journal as "a servant" to Cooke. The journal covers Cooke's last four weeks and describe his deterioriating condition. [Waldron?] writes that Cooke mentioned several individuals as he became sicker, including his siblings David, James, and Maria, and the Rev. Truman Marsh.

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Cooke, Roger Wolcott, 1797-1823

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Waldron, Samuel, active 1823

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Carpenter, of Boston, Mass.; worked in Nantucket on various projects during the 1830s. From the description of Papers, 1832-1838. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 70950823 ...

Marsh, Truman, 1768-1851

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Minister of St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Litchfield, Conn., from 1799 to 1829. From the description of Truman Marsh papers, 1794-ca. 1833. (Litchfield Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 650335791 ...