A Guide to the Frederick Swartwout Cozzens Collection Cozzens, Frederick Swartwout. 7509

A Guide to the Frederick Swartwout Cozzens Collection

A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 7509

University of Virginia Library

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Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Processed by: Special Collections Department Staff

Repository

University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA

Collection Number

7509

Title

Frederick Swartwout Cozzens Collection 1851-1868

Extent

ca. 18 items

Creator

Location

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Frederick Swartwout Cozzens Collection, Accession 7509, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Acquisition Information

Deposit, [1963 Dec 17], 1964 May 11

Funding Note

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

Charles Loring Elliot
Fitz-Greene Halleck
Ford B. McGuire
Frederick Swartwout Cozzens
G. C. Verplanck
George Bancroft
George McLaughlin
George William Curtis
George William Curtis
Henry [Pointer]
J. C. Buttre
James A. Hillhouse
Pierre Van Courtlandt
W. C. Westervelt
Washington Irving
William Cullen Bryant

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

St. Lawrence
Yonkers

Item Listing

Manuscript

"To My Big Sweetheart"
[1860]
AMsS

[Poem]

Letters

Frederick Swartwout Cozzens to George William Curtis
1851 Jan 2
ALS, 1 p.

[Thanks him for book ( Hadad by James A. Hillhouse ).]
Frederick Swartwout Cozzens to George William Curtis [Rocky Mountain Howadji]
1851 Oct 25
ALS, 1 p.

[Invitation to visit Cozzens at Chestnut Cottage after lecturing; mentions the Century Club , J. F. Kensett , and to Stopson.]
Frederick Swartwout Cozzens to Henry [Pointer]
1853 Jul 29
ALS, 1 p.

[Not able to give him "the Verplanck sketch" on short notice.]
Frederick Swartwout Cozzens to George William Curtis [Howadji]
1854 Nov 18
ALS, 1 p.

[Concerns lecture dates for Curtis in Yonkers . ]
Frederick Swartwout Cozzens to George William Curtis
1854 Nov 29
ALS, 1 p.

[Mentions illness, enjoyment of Curtis' lecture, and "auspicious beginning for our young library."]
Frederick Swartwout Cozzens to George William Curtis [Howadji]
1855 Nov 6
ALS, 1 p.

[Refers to availability of certain cigars from Cozzens' import business.]
Frederick Swartwout Cozzens to Mr. Seaver
1856 Aug 6
ALS, 1 p.

[Unable to find several people Seaver asked about; requests printing bill for Seaver's billheads.]
Frederick Swartwout Cozzens to W. C. Westervelt
1857 Sep 1
ALS, 2 p.

[Mentions his St. Lawrence trip; will supple Westervelt with back numbers of some publications; mentions Southern wines have too much sugar.]
Frederick Swartwout Cozzens to Childs and Peterson
1858 Apr 19
ALS, 2 p.

[Re additions to Cozzens biography published by them.]
Frederick Swartwout Cozzens to [ George William Curtis ]
1861 Jul 27
ALS, 2 p.

[Thanks for picture; mentions sending own picture to Curtis.]
Frederick Swartwout Cozzens to George McLaughlin
1863 Dec 11
ALS, 3 p.

[Refers to request for manuscript of Sparrowgrass Papers . ]
Frederick Swartwout Cozzens to Fitz-Greene Halleck
1863 [Jan 24]
ALS, 4 p.

[Favorable comments on poem sent by Halleck; refers to William Cullen Bryant , Wordsworth, Thackeray, Century Club , George Bancroft , G. C. Verplanck ; is working on some notes and anecdotes regarding Washington Irving . ]
Frederick Swartwout Cozzens to son
1865 Sep 13
ALS, 1 p.

[Discusses Professor Drowne's advice that son repeats a year; suggests son keep Drowne's letter; compliments him on hunting.]
Frederick Swartwout Cozzens to Ford B. McGuire
1868 Jun 1
ALS, 1 p.

[Refers to financial trasactions and attempt to sell country house.]
Frederick Swartwout Cozzens to George William Curtis
n.d.
ANS, 1 p.

[Accepts invitation.]
Frederick Swartwout Cozzens to George William Curtis [Howadji]
n.d.
ALS, 1 p.

[Cover note for books sent to Curtis, one borrowed from Pierre Van Courtlandt . ]

Prints

3 Prints of Frederick Swartwout Cozzens by Charles Loring Elliot and J. C. Buttre
n.d.
Prints