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Title: Jay Cooke Letters,
Date (inclusive): 1875, [1884 or 1886 ?]
Collection Number: Wyles SC 64
Creator:
Cooke, Jay, 1821-1905.
Extent:
.02 linear feet
(1 folder)
Repository:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Department of Special Collections
Santa Barbara, California 93106-9010
Physical Location: Vault
Language:
English.
None.
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or
quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given
on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Jay Cooke Letters. Wyles SC 64. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Undetermined.
Scope and Content of Collection
Two letters (ALS) from Civil War financier Jay Cooke (1821-1905), dated 1875 and 1884 or 1886, the latter declining an invitation
to write about the financial aspects of the war, saying he feels it still is premature. 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 for financing the war. Cooke later was heavily involved in financing (unsuccessfully) the Northern
Pacific Railroad, which led to the Panic of 1873, but later recovered much of his financial loss through investment in Utah
mining interests.