Summary

Creator:	Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851
Date(s):	undated
Call Number:	MSS 0099, F0044
Language:	Materials entirely in English.
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."
Physical Description:	1 item (1 page)
Immediate Source of Acquisition:	Purchase, 1985
Processing Information:	Processed and encoded by George Apodaca, April 2016. Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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."

Using these materials

Shelving Summary

Box 3, F0044: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0099 manuscript boxes.

Access Information

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

MSS 0099, F0044, James Fenimore Cooper to Carey Lea and Company, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.

Related Materials in this Repository

This item forms part of MSS 0099 Miscellaneous Literary and Historical Manuscripts.

Conditions Governing Use

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Names & Subjects

Names

• Carey, Lea & Blanchard

Subjects

• Authors, American--19th century--Correspondence
• Publishers and publishing--United States--History--19th century

Formats

• Letters (correspondence)