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Cooley Family Papers

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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

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Cooley, John, 1749-1813

The Cooley family was a prominent family ifrom Alexandria, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.

The collection consists of papers relating to the Cooley family of Alexandria, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Included are 19th-century deeds, bonds, land surveys, and mortgages for the John Cooley farm, which was acquired through James Parker (1725-1795) who was acting as agent for Sir Robert Parker; receipts, bonds, diaries, lists of accounts, and miscellaneous documents of William Cooley (1791-1872) and Paul P. Cooley (d. 1907); and correspondence (1929-1938) of Harvey Cooley. Also present are genealogical notes, clippings, copies of wills and deeds, and photographs for the Apgar, Carhart, Cooley, Parker, and Van Buskirk families, as well as newsletters of the Cooley Family Association of America.

This collection was the combination of gifts given by Mary Cooley in 1962, 1964, 1966, and 1995.

Folder inventory added by Nicholas Williams '2015 in 2012.

No appraisal information is available.

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2008
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Collection Inventory

Genealogical Notes- Apgar Family, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Genealogical Notes- Carhart Family, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Genealogical Notes- Cooley Family, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Genealogical Notes- Parker Family, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Genealogical Notes- Miscellaneous, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

William Cooley: Miscellaneous Papers, 1823-1871. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Paul Cooley: Diaries, 1899-1907. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Paul Cooley: Miscellaneous Papers, 1843-1897. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Harvey Cooley: Correspondence, 1929-1938. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Cooley Family: Miscellaneous Papers, 1796-1927. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Cooley Family: Verses, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

"Cooley Family Association of America" Newsletters, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Cooley Family: Deed, Bonds, Mortgages, 1817-1879. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Maps and Surveys of Cooley and Apgar Properties in Hunterdon County, N.J., undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Photographs of Van Buskirks and Cooleys, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Printed Material, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

John Cooley: Expense Sheet for a Stolen Horse, 1804. 1 folder.
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1 folder

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