James Fenimore Cooper to Carey, Lea and Company
Scope and Contents
An undated autograph letter written and signed by James Fenimore Cooper to Messrs. Carey, Lea and Company, saying that he is coming to Philadelphia "this week" and that he wishes "to commence printing immediately and to complete one vol. with the least possible delay." Cooper adds that he "shall probably send a few sheets of manuscript corrected tomorrow, and if they could be set in type & ready for me on Sunday, it would be clear gain...I expect to be able to say that Careys can print a volume from a bad manuscript in a week. The glory of such a thing would render you immortal."
Dates
- Creation: undated
Creator
- Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Access Information
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Extent
1 item (1 page)
Abstract
An undated autograph letter written and signed by James Fenimore Cooper to Messrs. Carey, Lea and Company, saying that he is coming to Philadelphia "this week" and that he wishes "to commence printing immediately and to complete one vol. with the least possible delay." Cooper adds that he "shall probably send a few sheets of manuscript corrected tomorrow, and if they could be set in type & ready for me on Sunday, it would be clear gain...I expect to be able to say that Careys can print a volume from a bad manuscript in a week. The glory of such a thing would render you immortal."
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, 1985
Shelving Summary
Box 3, F0044: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0099 manuscript boxes.
Processing Information
Processed and encoded by George Apodaca, April 2016.
Subject
- Carey, Lea & Blanchard (Organization)
- Title
- Finding aid for James Fenimore Cooper to Carey, Lea and Company
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2016 April 18
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository