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Cooper family papers, 1829-2005 (bulk 1835-1885)
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Cooper family papers, 1829-2005 (bulk 1835-1885)Creator/Contributor:
Cooper (Family, creatorCreator/Contributor:
Cooper, William, 1786-1867, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Cooper, John Woodcock, 1817-1906, correspondent.Creator/Contributor:
Cooper, William, 1819-1858, correspondent.Abstract:
Physical materials contain the correspondence, journals, and genealogical information of the Cooper family. Correspondence
is dated from 1829 through 1877 with the bulk of the letters dating from 1835 through 1853. Most of the correspondence is
to and from William Cooper, Sr., John Woodcock Cooper, and William Cooper, Jr. Among the journals and notebooks in the collection
are nine journals kept by John Woodcock Cooper between 1875 and 1889 as well as one travel diary kept by William Cooper, Jr.
during his trip on board the ship "Uxine" from London to New Orleans in 1848-1949. Oversize materials consist of a document
with list of land sales on some of Prince Edward Island between 1767 and 1827 (list of prices paid by proprietors); manuscript
poems to or by A.F. Cooper; an issue of the Humboldt Times from July 27, 1861 with an article on the murder of George D. Cooper;
and an issue of The Arcata Union from April 18, 1906 with an obituary for John Woodcock Cooper. Digital materials consist
primarily of PDF scans of the materials as well as transcriptions for some materials.Digital materials consist primarily of
PDF scans of the materials as well as transcriptions for some materials. Transcriptions of letters and a few journals were
printed by the processing archivist and placed with the physical materials as well.
Digital files contain scans of photos, correspondence, and various items. Also contains transcriptions of selected correspondence.
Date:
1835 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caReformers -- Prince Edward Island
Legislators -- Prince Edward Island
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Merchant ships
Voyages vers la côte du Pacifique
Navires marchands
merchant vessels
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Reformers
Merchant ships
Legislators
Arcata (Calif.)
Humboldt County (Calif.)
San Francisco (Calif.)
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island
California -- San Francisco
California -- Humboldt County
California -- Arcata
Cooper family -- Archives
Cooper family -- Correspondence
Cooper family
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In 1818, William Cooper (1786-1867), a native of Scotland, moved his family from London to Prince Edward Island, where he
acquired land in Township number 56 on the east end of the island. The farm was called "Sailor's Hope." Cooper worked as a
shipbuilder, sea captain, farmer, land agent, and politician. In 1849, Cooper built a ship called the Packet to move his family
from Prince Edward Island to San Francisco in the hope of finding more opportunity. The extended family on the ship consisted
of William Cooper, Sr. and wife Sarah Glover (d. 1850) and their children, their children's spouses, and grandchildren. The
children were John Woodcock Cooper (1817-1906), William Cooper, Jr. (1819-1853), Malvina Cooper (1825-1850), Adolphus Cooper
(1827-1852), Oscar Cooper (1829-1850), George Dalyrimple Cooper (1830-1861), David Cooper (1835-1852), Rowena Cooper (1835-1926),
and Caroline V. Cooper (1838-1918). and John W.'s wife Margaret Davidson, The family travelled around Cape Horn and landed
in San Francisco Bay in July 1850. Shortly thereafter, Wiliam Cooper Sr.'s wife, Sarah Glover, died of cholera. John Woodcock
Cooper (son of William Cooper) also lost his wife, Margaret Davidson, and their son shortly after arrival in San Francisco.
In the wake of these tragedies, William Cooper, Sr. returned to Prince Edward Island, where he served in the legislature and
remained until his death in 1867. The children left in California mostly moved to Humboldt County in 1851, where they secured
claims on the Eel River and Yager Creek. Eventually, John Woodcock Cooper settled in Arcata with his family.
Cooper family papers, BANC MSS 2017/110, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.
Type:
DiaryBorn digital.
diaries.
Archives.
Diaries.
Personal correspondence.
Diaries.
Journaux intimes.
Physical Description:
print
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Language:
English
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
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to view materials.