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| 21 | Title: | Matthew Scott Cook Papers | |
| Creator: | Cook, Matthew Scott | ||
| Dates: | 1807-1887 | ||
| Abstract: | Matthew Scott Cook (1803-1882) was a surveyor, farmer, businessman and Ohio State legislator, of Chillicothe, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, land agreements and deeds, survey and field notes, financial receipts, legal briefs, travel journals, memoranda and account books relating to Cook's farm; meteorological data; and American Civil War correspondence. Includes 17 diaries of Amos Wheeler, Jr. | ||
| Call #: | MS 2129 | ||
| Extent: | 1.40 linear feet (4 containers) | ||
| Subjects: | Cook, Matthew Scott, 1803-1882. | Cook family. | Agriculture -- Ohio -- Finance. | Meteorology -- United States -- Observations. | River life -- United States. | Ohio River. | Mississippi River. | Chillicothe (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Ross County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Massachusetts -- Description and travel. | New York (State) -- Description and travel. | Quebec (Province) -- Description and travel. | United States -- Description and travel. | United States -- Politics and government. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | ||
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