Barker-Cooke-PapersBarker-Cooke PapersGuide to the Barker-Cooke Papers Mss. 65 B24Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.Special Collections Research Center

2007-06-04

William & Mary Special Collections Research CenterEarl Gregg Swem Library400 Landrum DrWilliamsburg, VirginiaBusiness Number: 757-221-3090spcoll@wm.eduURL:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-05-15 12:35:26 -0400.The collection description/finding aid is written in English2020 April 30Removed sub-series and organized material into folders. Special Collections Research Center Barker-Cooke Papers Barker Family Barker, John H. Cooke, James E. Dobbs, Henry J. Mss. 65 B24 /repositories/2/resources/36 182.00 Linear Feet 1809-1889 1848-1866 English General

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 Preferred Citation:

Barker-Cooke Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

 Arrangement of Materials:

The collection has been divided into series with Series 1 covering letters and Series 2 including accounts, receipts and notes. The subseries under letters is grouped by date: Subseries 1 are letters 1848- 1854, Subseries 2 are the Civil War letters and Subseries 3 covers letters written after the Civil War.

 Scope and Contents

Letters and business papers, chiefly 1848-1866, of James E. Cooke of Powhatan, Virginia and the Barker family of Fluvanna County, Virginia. Includes letters relating to the hiring out of slaves, plantation operations and the Civil War. Civil War letters are between John H. Barker and Henry J. Dobbs of the 18th Virginia Regiment of the Confederate army concerning the Battle of First Bull Run/Manassas.

 Correspondence Financial records Powhatan County (Va.) Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861 Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 13th Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 18th Fluvanna County (Va.)--History--19th century Plantation life--Virginia Slavery--Virginia--History--19th century United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Barker family Barker, John H Cooke, James E. fl. 1848-1853 Dobbs, Henry J Series 1: Letters and Poem id175608/repositories/2/archival_objects/22301848- 1889Scope and Contents

Correspondence of James E. Cooke and the Barker family.

[?] to [James E. ?] Cookeid175610/repositories/2/archival_objects/2245184811Scope and Contents

1 item. Detailed instructions for plantation operations.

Hez[ekiah] Ford, Cumberland Court House, Virginia to James E. Cooke, at Jefferson, Virginia; Sublett's Tavern, Powhatan, Virginia; Black Heath, Virginia and Hallsboro, Virginia id175611/repositories/2/archival_objects/22461848- 185312Scope and Contents

13 items. Letters concerning hiring out to others of slaves belonging to Cooke.

Thos. P. Nash, Powhatan, to [James E.] Cookeid176321/repositories/2/archival_objects/225913Scope and Contents

1 item.

E. J. [?] Rapp[a]h[annock] Academy to [?]id176322/repositories/2/archival_objects/22601853 February 1113Scope and Contents

1 item.

H. Gordon, Ballsville to James E. Cook[e], Powhatanid176323/repositories/2/archival_objects/22611853 June 2413Scope and Contents

1 item.

J. S. Cooke to [?]id176324/repositories/2/archival_objects/22621854 February 713Scope and Contents

1 item.

John H. Barker, Camp Near Centerville to Sister Miss Mildred A. Barkerid175619/repositories/2/archival_objects/22631861 July 2814Scope and Contents

1 item.

Henry J. Dobbs, Camp Near Centerfield to Millie and Patty [Barker]id175620/repositories/2/archival_objects/22641861 August 714Scope and Contents

1 item. Includes 8 August 1861 to sister M. J. Barker

H[enry] J. Dobbs, Camp Near Centerville, to Millie and Pattie [Barker]id175621/repositories/2/archival_objects/22651862 February 714Scope and Contents

1 item. Includes letter of John H. Barker to sisters Millie and Pattie [Barker].

John H. Barker, Richmond to Brother Charles [Barker]id175622/repositories/2/archival_objects/22661862 June 2014Scope and Contents

1 item.

John H. Barker, Camp of Garnett's Brigade to Sister Millie [Barker]id175623/repositories/2/archival_objects/22671863 February 1014Scope and Contents

1 item.

Henry [?], Camp 18th Virginia, to Millie [Barker]id175624/repositories/2/archival_objects/22681865 February 414Scope and Contents

1 item.

Jennie Hudgens, Locust Grove, Cumberland, Virginia to Millie A. Barkerid175627/repositories/2/archival_objects/22691866 March 2815Scope and Contents

1 item.

Jennie Hudgens, Cumberland, Virginia, to Millie [A. Barker]id175628/repositories/2/archival_objects/22701866 June 2415Scope and Contents

1 item.

Poem from [?], "For Miss Patty Barker"id175629/repositories/2/archival_objects/22711889 December 1315Scope and Contents

1 item.

Series 2: Accounts, Receipts, and Notesid175630/repositories/2/archival_objects/22311809- 1882Accounts, Receipts, and Notesid175631/repositories/2/archival_objects/22361809- 182016Scope and Contents

6 items.

Accounts, Receipts, and Notesid175633/repositories/2/archival_objects/22371821- 182417Scope and Contents

15 items.

Accounts, Receipts, and Notesid175635/repositories/2/archival_objects/22381825- 182918Scope and Contents

13 items.

Accounts, Receipts, and Notesid175637/repositories/2/archival_objects/22391830- 183319Scope and Contents

20 items.

Accounts, Receipts, and Notesid175639/repositories/2/archival_objects/22401834- 1839110Scope and Contents

15 items.

Accounts, Receipts, and Notesid175641/repositories/2/archival_objects/22411840- 1845111Scope and Contents

15 items.

Accounts, Receipts, and Notesid175643/repositories/2/archival_objects/22421846- 1849112Scope and Contents

28 items.

Accounts, Receipts, and Notesid175645/repositories/2/archival_objects/22431850- 1852113Scope and Contents

22 items.

Accounts, Receipts, and Notesid175647/repositories/2/archival_objects/22441853- 1882 and undated114Scope and Contents

20 items.