A Guide to the Letter of John Esten Cooke, 1882 May 12 Cooke, Esten, John, Letter of 8400-a

A Guide to the Letter of John Esten Cooke, 1882 May 12

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Accession Number 8400-a

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

8400-a

Title

Letter of John Esten Cooke, 1882 May 12

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of 1 item (2 p . on 1 l.)

Language

English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Letter of John Esten Cooke, Accession #8400-a, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This letter was purchased by the Library from David J. Holmes of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 27, 1991.

Scope and Content Information

In this letter from John Esten Cooke, Briars, Boyce, Virginia, 1882 May 12, to [Eugene Lemoine ?] Didier, Cooke replies to an inquiry about art history in the Richmond area by directing Didier to [Robert Alonzo] Brock in the Virginia Historical Society, and Dr. [William Price] Palmer who was an amateur painter and art historian. He also mentions a Maria [Ward] picture belonging to Dr. [John Clifford] Skelton, formerly of Powhatan County, West Virginia, but presently residing in Richmond.