Cook family papers, 1851-1953, bulk 1862-1863

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Summary

Creators:
Cook family
Abstract:
Papers belonging to the Cook family of New York including American Civil War soldier James Clinton Cook, and his grandfather, Lemuel Cook, one of the last documented survivors of the Revolutionary War.
Extent:
0.41 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Cook family papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains correspondence between James Clinton Cook and his family exchanged during his Civil War service from 1862 to 1863. Also includes Mary Cook's letter to Benjamin Trumbull Kneeland (1825-1903), her husband's regimental surgeon, and a letter from her relative, Luther Perkins, a ship carpenter in St. Louis, Missouri. Also included are family photographs, from the 1860s to the early 1900s, a portrait of Lemuel Cook made after a famous photograph taken of him in approximately 1864, and genealogical correspondence, genealogical charts, and other materials assembled by Flora Cordelia Cook in the 1950s.

Biographical / historical:

James Clinton Cook (1823-1863) a Civil War soldier, was a grandson of Lemuel Cook (1759-1866), one of the last documented survivors of the Revolutionary War. James Clinton Cook, who went by Clinton, was married to Mary C. Gates (1827-1901), a native of Albion, New York. The couple had three children: Lucy Cook Slater, Luther L. Cook (1853-1905), and Charles Clinton Cook (1856-1889). The family lived in Burns, Allegheny County, New York. In August 1863, Cook enlisted as private of Co. 1 of the 130th Regiment of New York Infantry Regiment. He was stationed in Suffolk County, Virginia, serving as a hospital nurse. On January 23, 1863, he was discharged by reason of disability and died six days later in Baltimore. In the 1870s, his widow married Silas Wardner (1833-1909); they lived in Painesville, Ohio. Luther L. Cook married Clara D. Sylvester; they had four children: Charles Sidney Cook (1872-1952), Flora Cordelia Cook (1881-1961), Arthur James Cook (1885-1945), and Herbert Sylvester Cook (born 1895). In the early 1900s, the family moved from Ohio to California.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Karen Hong, April 2020.
Processing information:

Processed by Brooke M. Black in January 2022.

Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series: 1. Correspondence; 2. Photographs; 3. Genealogical material.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Cook family papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
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