[George Cooke diary], (bulk 1826-1841, 1845-1849)

Cooke, George

[George Cooke diary], (bulk 1826-1841, 1845-1849)

1826-1849

Cooke, George

The George Cooke diary is a two-volume handwritten record of a Maryland plantation in Hazelwood, near Patuxent, Maryland. The diary entries for a 20-year period describing the operation of the family farm. It contains information on weather condition, travel, and Cooke's pedigree.

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Mots clés AGROVOC

agriculture maryland plantations

Informations bibliographiques

Pagination

1.25 Linear feet (2 volumes)

D'autres materias

Horse farms; Manuscripts

Langue

anglais

Format

print, unmediated, volume

Note

George Cooke dairy, # 37, Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

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George Cooke (b.1791-1849) was an antebellum planter in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, during the early part of the 19th century. He was born in Annapolis, Maryland, the last of nine children of aristocratic parents William and Elizabeth. George spent most of his childhood growing up in Baltimore, where his father practiced law and served on the city council. George and his brothers fought for the United States during the war of 1812. In 1814, George Cooke married Eleanor Addison Dall, the daughter of James Dall, a Baltimore merchant, and Sarah Brooke Holliday. The couple had 12 children. In 1819, Cooke won an auction that allowed him to buy the 505-acre "Hazelwood" estate for $36 per acre (a total of $18,180). Soon after, the family moved onto the farm located in what is now Howard County, Maryland. Cooke was primarily a planter during his life at Hazelwood. During the 1830s, he was also active in politics, and was once appointed to the state lottery commission. From 1826 through 1849, he maintained a thorough diary of the activities on the plantation, as well as the various other events and interests in his life. Cooke's account is considered to be one of the most complete in existence of farm life in Maryland during his era.

George Cooke (b.1791-1849) was an antebellum planter in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, during the early part of the 19th century. He was born in Annapolis, Maryland, the last of nine children of aristocratic parents William and Elizabeth. George spent most of hist childhood growing up in Baltimore, where his father practiced law and served on the city council, George and his brothers fought for the United States during the war of 1812. In 1814, George Cooke married Eleanor Addison Dall, the daughter of James Dall, a Baltimore merchant, and Sarah Brooke Holliday. The couple had 12 children. In 1819, Cooke won an auction that allowed him to buy the 505-acre "Hazelwood" estate for $36 per acre (a total of $18,180). Soon after, the family moved onto the farm located in what is now Howard County, Maryland. Cooke was primarily a planter during his life at Hazelwood. During the 1830s, he was also active in politics, and was once appointed to the state lottery commission. From 1826 through 1849, he maintained a thorough diary of the activities on the plantation, as well as the various other events and interests in his life. Cooke's account is considered to be one of the most complete in existence of farm life in Maryland during his era.

Type

Text; Monographic; Manuscripts.; Diaries.

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Date de modification: 2025-04-23

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