William W. Hooper papers
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The papers contain correspondence, invoices, and legal documents, mostly regarding land and coal mining investments in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and California. The papers date from 1827 to 1892, the bulk of which date from 1860 to 1882. It also includes maps, account books, and ephemera (clippings, business cards, envelopes, etc.).
Biographical note
William W. Hooper was a businessman who lived at 209 Raymond Street, Brooklyn, New York (now known as Ashland Place) in the mid to late 19th century.
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The papers contain correspondence, invoices, and legal documents, mostly regarding land and coal mining investments in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and California. The papers date from 1827 to 1892, the bulk of which date from 1860 to 1882.
It also includes maps, account books, and ephemera (clippings, business cards, envelopes, etc.).
Items not directly related to Hooper's business interests include poetry, the Church of the Good Shepherd's treasurer's book (1875-1879), and the diaries of W. P. Stevens (1859-1862).
Coal mining companies mentioned in the papers include Cameron Coal Company, Cranberry Coal Company, Kersey Coal Company, Monterey Coal Company, Ridgeway Elk Company, and Shawmut Cannel Coal Company.
The papers include the following maps:
Map of Little Toby Coal lands, 1866
Shawmut Cannel Coal Company lands, 1866
Valuable farm and timber land situated in Elk County, PA, 1867
Railroad map showing the connections of the Cameron Coal Mines, with the principal cites on Lake Erie, Lake Contario, and the Atlantic Ocean, circa 1867
Kersey Coal Company map, circa 1860s
Kersey Coal Company's lands, Elk County, PA, circa 1860s
Map of New York City and Central Park, circa 1860s
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to users without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
The papers are in the public domain.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); William W. Hooper papers, 2009.008, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The papers were purchased by the Connecticut Historical Society in 1931, and later donated to BHS in 2009.
