ALS signed “J. Fenimore Cooper,” one page, 8 x 10, July 6, 1841. Letter to M. C. Patterson. In part: “Your friends and yourself can be accommodated on the following terms. A private parlour, pretty well furnished & c, and quite well situated, good enough, bedroom…and a respectable, new, quiet tavern agreeably placed for $5 a week each…There are about a dozen regular boarders who breakfast at 7, dine at 1 and take tea at 5. I can tell you no more of the house.” Reverse of second integral page bears an address panel in Cooper’s hand, as well as a couple of docketing notations, presumably by the recipient In very good condition, with a few small separations along intersecting folds, a few spots of light toning, and paper loss to second integral page. Cooper had renovated the family manor located in Cooperstown in 1834 and owned it until his death. The same year as sending this letter, Cooper published his final Leatherstocking’s tale, The Deerslayer. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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