| Title: | [Letter] 1846 January 6, Cooperstown [to] Editors, Albany / J[ames] Fenimore Cooper. |
| Personal Author: | Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851. |
| Date: | 1846 January 6. |
| Extent: | [2] leaves. |
| Accompanying Material: | A typed transcription accompanies the letter. |
| General Note: | This letter is date stamped. See also additional letters from Cooper in the collection. |
| Abstract: | Cooper writes to the editors of Cultivator regarding "potatoe-cholera." He traces the presence of the disease in this country's crop between 1843 and 1845, and relates an anecdote about Lancashire potatoes he sent for from England to plant on his own grounds which were soon infested with the disease; he states that he fed these to the hogs with "perfect impunity." Cooper, the 11th of 12 children born to the man who founded Cooperstown and built Ostego Hall, is remembered for his books of sailing and wilderness adventure, including the Leatherstocking Series featuring Natty Bumppo, the most well-known of which is Last of the Mohicans (1826). In addition to enjoying the life of a country gentleman in New York, Cooper also traveled and wrote extensively in Europe. |
| Personal Subject: | Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851--Correspondence. |
| Recipient: | Editors of the _Cultivator_. |
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