Cooke, Richard F. and Margaret Cox Cooke letter
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2018-0014
Content Description
Handwritten letter by Richard Fielding Cooke and Margaret Cox Cooke to Nancy Cooke Rhea and Sebird Rhea. The letter discusses the events two of Richard Fielding's son took part in. The first, Native American conflicts in the Walla Walla Valley, in Washington where Richard Fielding's son, Whitney Cooke, was located. It also discussed the Occupation of Mexico in 1846-1848 where Richard Fielding's son, Bolivar took volunteers to help American troops. Richard Fielding also mentioned his sister's health scare involving Typhoid Fever.
Acquisition Type
Gift
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- 1848-06-05
Creator
- Cooke, Richard Fielding, 1787-1870 (Person)
- Cooke, Margaret Cox, 1791-1849 (Person)
Extent
1 Leaves
- Byers, Elizabeth Cooke, 1795-1882
- Cooke, Bolivar Houston, 1827-1909
- Cooke, Whitney, 1825-
- Jackson County (Tenn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mercer County (Mo.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rhea, Nancy Cooke, 1797-1879
- Rhea, Sebird, 1795-1878
- Typhus fever Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Whitman Massacre, 1847 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
