Cooke, John, 1766-1828

John Cooke was a Quaker merchant in Philadelphia and a member of the Adelphi Society, a Quaker Society for the education of children. He owned a counting house in Philadelphia where he and his employees not only balanced accounts for ships, he also sold inventory that was traded in kind.

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[Journal of Littleton Dennis Teackle]

Journal of Littleton D. Teackle, dating from 1805-1807. It includes letters written to friends and business acquaintances such as Andrew D. Campbell, Warren Ashley, Barclay Salkeld, George Irving, Samuel Sayer, and many others.