John Cropper Correspondence, 1776-1838
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topic: Letter from John Cropper to Peggy (Marget Cropper, his wife), Accomack County, Virginia, from Philadelphia, 1777 Jan 16.
subject: Letter from John Cropper to Peggy (Marget Cropper, his wife), Accomack County, Virginia, from Philadelphia, 1777 Jan 16.
topic: Letter from John Cropper to George Abbot, Accomack County, Virginia, from Morristown, N.J., 1777 Apr 1.
subject: Letter from John Cropper to George Abbot, Accomack County, Virginia, from Morristown, N.J., 1777 Apr 1.
topic: Letter from George Corbin to John Cropper (Jack), Morristown, N.J., 1777 Apr 30.
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topic: Letter from George Corbin to John Cropper (Jack), Newark, N.J., from Accomack County, Virginia, 1777 Jun 8.
subject: Letter from George Corbin to John Cropper (Jack), Newark, N.J., from Accomack County, Virginia, 1777 Jun 8.
topic: Letter from George Corbin to John Cropper ("dear Nephew"), 7th Regiment Virginia Regulars, Pennsylvania, from Onancock, 1777 Oct 20.
subject: Letter from George Corbin to John Cropper ("dear Nephew"), 7th Regiment Virginia Regulars, Pennsylvania, from Onancock, 1777 Oct 20.
topic: Letter from John Cropper to George Abbott, Accomack County, Virginia, from Bethlehem, Virginia, 1777 Nov 10.
subject: Letter from John Cropper to George Abbott, Accomack County, Virginia, from Bethlehem, Virginia, 1777 Nov 10.
topic: Letter from John Cropper to Peggy (Marget Cropper), Accomack County, Virginia, from Camp Valley Forge, 1778 Mar 13.
subject: Letter from John Cropper to Peggy (Marget Cropper), Accomack County, Virginia, from Camp Valley Forge, 1778 Mar 13.
topic: Letter from John Cropper to Peggy (Marget Cropper), from Camp Valley Forge, 1778 May 10.
subject: Letter from John Cropper to Peggy (Marget Cropper), from Camp Valley Forge, 1778 May 10.
topic: Letter from John Cropper to Peggy (Marget Cropper), from Camp Valley Forge, 1778 May 29.
subject: Letter from John Cropper to Peggy (Marget Cropper), from Camp Valley Forge, 1778 May 29.
topic: Letter from George Corbin ("G. C.") to John Cropper ("my dear Nephew"), from Accomack Country, Virginia, 1778 Jul 18.
subject: Letter from George Corbin ("G. C.") to John Cropper ("my dear Nephew"), from Accomack Country, Virginia, 1778 Jul 18.
topic: Letter from George Corbin to John Cropper ("Johnny"), New Jersey, from Pocomoke, 1778 Jul 21.
subject: Letter from George Corbin to John Cropper ("Johnny"), New Jersey, from Pocomoke, 1778 Jul 21.
topic: Letter from George Corbin to John Cropper ("Dear Sir"), from Morse Town, 1781 Sep 4.
subject: Letter from George Corbin to John Cropper ("Dear Sir"), from Morse Town, 1781 Sep 4.
topic: Letter from Jno Wise to John Cropper ("Dear Sir"), Accomack County, Virginia, from Richmond, 1799 Dec 6.
subject: Letter from Jno Wise to John Cropper ("Dear Sir"), Accomack County, Virginia, from Richmond, 1799 Dec 6.
topic: Letter from Jno Wise to John Cropper ("Dr. Sir"), Accomack County, Virginia, from Richmond, 1799 Dec 11.
subject: Letter from Jno Wise to John Cropper ("Dr. Sir"), Accomack County, Virginia, from Richmond, 1799 Dec 11.
topic: Letter from Saml Coward, to John Cropper, from Bell Haven, 1807 Jun 28.
subject: Letter from Saml Coward, to John Cropper, from Bell Haven, 1807 Jun 28.
topic: Letter to John Cropper outlining a "program" for a 1809 Jul 4 celebration by an unknown correspondent, n.d.
subject: Letter to John Cropper outlining a "program" for a 1809 Jul 4 celebration by an unknown correspondent, n.d.
topic: Letter from V. S. Ellis to Mrs. Catherine Cropper, Accomack County, Virginia, from Washington City, 1838 Nov 15.
subject: Letter from V. S. Ellis to Mrs. Catherine Cropper, Accomack County, Virginia, from Washington City, 1838 Nov 15.
topic: Typescripts of the letters including a typescript of a letter not included in the collection: George Corbin to John Cropper ("Dr. Jack"), 1777 Oct 29.
subject: Typescripts of the letters including a typescript of a letter not included in the collection: George Corbin to John Cropper ("Dr. Jack"), 1777 Oct 29.

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provides access to: John Cropper Correspondence
provides access to: Letter from John Cropper to Peggy (Marget Cropper, his wife), Accomack County, Virginia, from Philadelphia, 1777 Jan 16.
provides access to: Letter from John Cropper to George Abbot, Accomack County, Virginia, from Morristown, N.J., 1777 Apr 1.
provides access to: Letter from George Corbin to John Cropper (Jack), Morristown, N.J., 1777 Apr 30.
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provides access to: Letter from George Corbin to John Cropper (Jack), Newark, N.J., from Accomack County, Virginia, 1777 Jun 8.
provides access to: Letter from George Corbin to John Cropper ("dear Nephew"), 7th Regiment Virginia Regulars, Pennsylvania, from Onancock, 1777 Oct 20.
provides access to: Letter from John Cropper to George Abbott, Accomack County, Virginia, from Bethlehem, Virginia, 1777 Nov 10.
provides access to: Letter from John Cropper to Peggy (Marget Cropper), Accomack County, Virginia, from Camp Valley Forge, 1778 Mar 13.
provides access to: Letter from John Cropper to Peggy (Marget Cropper), from Camp Valley Forge, 1778 May 10.
provides access to: Letter from John Cropper to Peggy (Marget Cropper), from Camp Valley Forge, 1778 May 29.
provides access to: Letter from George Corbin ("G. C.") to John Cropper ("my dear Nephew"), from Accomack Country, Virginia, 1778 Jul 18.
provides access to: Letter from George Corbin to John Cropper ("Johnny"), New Jersey, from Pocomoke, 1778 Jul 21.
provides access to: Letter from George Corbin to John Cropper ("Dear Sir"), from Morse Town, 1781 Sep 4.
provides access to: Letter from Jno Wise to John Cropper ("Dear Sir"), Accomack County, Virginia, from Richmond, 1799 Dec 6.
provides access to: Letter from Jno Wise to John Cropper ("Dr. Sir"), Accomack County, Virginia, from Richmond, 1799 Dec 11.
provides access to: Letter from Saml Coward, to John Cropper, from Bell Haven, 1807 Jun 28.
provides access to: Letter to John Cropper outlining a "program" for a 1809 Jul 4 celebration by an unknown correspondent, n.d.
provides access to: Letter from V. S. Ellis to Mrs. Catherine Cropper, Accomack County, Virginia, from Washington City, 1838 Nov 15.
provides access to: Typescripts of the letters including a typescript of a letter not included in the collection: George Corbin to John Cropper ("Dr. Jack"), 1777 Oct 29.

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John Cropper Correspondence, 1776-1838
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John Cropper Correspondence
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scopecontent: Scope and Contents of the Collection The John Cropper correspondence consists of 18 letters written by John Cropper to Marget Cropper, his wife, and George Abbot, as well as letters received by him from George Corbin, his uncle, or other individuals. The letters deal with domestic issues of his family life as well as glimpses of the war effort during the Revolutionary War. These letters were given to the Rare Book Room of Smith College Libraries in memory of John Spencer Bassett by Josephine Whitney Nixon (Smith College Class of 1909) through her daughter, Elizabeth Nixon Roseberry (Smith College Class of 1935) in June 1953. The letters had been preserved by Mrs. Nixon's grandmother, Emma Hopkins Stevenson. There is no known relationship to any of the Cropper family.
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has part: Letter from George Corbin to John Cropper (Jack), Morristown, N.J., 1777 Apr 30.
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has part: Letter from George Corbin to John Cropper (Jack), Newark, N.J., from Accomack County, Virginia, 1777 Jun 8.
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has part: Letter from George Corbin to John Cropper ("dear Nephew"), 7th Regiment Virginia Regulars, Pennsylvania, from Onancock, 1777 Oct 20.
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has part: Letter from John Cropper to George Abbott, Accomack County, Virginia, from Bethlehem, Virginia, 1777 Nov 10.
aggregates: Letter from John Cropper to George Abbott, Accomack County, Virginia, from Bethlehem, Virginia, 1777 Nov 10.
has part: Letter from John Cropper to Peggy (Marget Cropper), Accomack County, Virginia, from Camp Valley Forge, 1778 Mar 13.
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has part: Letter from John Cropper to Peggy (Marget Cropper), from Camp Valley Forge, 1778 May 10.
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has part: Letter from John Cropper to Peggy (Marget Cropper), from Camp Valley Forge, 1778 May 29.
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has part: Letter from George Corbin ("G. C.") to John Cropper ("my dear Nephew"), from Accomack Country, Virginia, 1778 Jul 18.
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has part: Letter from George Corbin to John Cropper ("Johnny"), New Jersey, from Pocomoke, 1778 Jul 21.
aggregates: Letter from George Corbin to John Cropper ("Johnny"), New Jersey, from Pocomoke, 1778 Jul 21.
has part: Letter from George Corbin to John Cropper ("Dear Sir"), from Morse Town, 1781 Sep 4.
aggregates: Letter from George Corbin to John Cropper ("Dear Sir"), from Morse Town, 1781 Sep 4.
has part: Letter from Jno Wise to John Cropper ("Dear Sir"), Accomack County, Virginia, from Richmond, 1799 Dec 6.
aggregates: Letter from Jno Wise to John Cropper ("Dear Sir"), Accomack County, Virginia, from Richmond, 1799 Dec 6.
has part: Letter from Jno Wise to John Cropper ("Dr. Sir"), Accomack County, Virginia, from Richmond, 1799 Dec 11.
aggregates: Letter from Jno Wise to John Cropper ("Dr. Sir"), Accomack County, Virginia, from Richmond, 1799 Dec 11.
has part: Letter from Saml Coward, to John Cropper, from Bell Haven, 1807 Jun 28.
aggregates: Letter from Saml Coward, to John Cropper, from Bell Haven, 1807 Jun 28.
has part: Letter to John Cropper outlining a "program" for a 1809 Jul 4 celebration by an unknown correspondent, n.d.
aggregates: Letter to John Cropper outlining a "program" for a 1809 Jul 4 celebration by an unknown correspondent, n.d.
has part: Letter from V. S. Ellis to Mrs. Catherine Cropper, Accomack County, Virginia, from Washington City, 1838 Nov 15.
aggregates: Letter from V. S. Ellis to Mrs. Catherine Cropper, Accomack County, Virginia, from Washington City, 1838 Nov 15.
has part: Typescripts of the letters including a typescript of a letter not included in the collection: George Corbin to John Cropper ("Dr. Jack"), 1777 Oct 29.
aggregates: Typescripts of the letters including a typescript of a letter not included in the collection: George Corbin to John Cropper ("Dr. Jack"), 1777 Oct 29.

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Cropper, John, 1755-1821
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Biographical History for: John Cropper Correspondence
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body: Biographical Note John Cropper, soldier, was born in Virginia in 1756. Almost a boy at the opening of the struggle of the colonies with the mother-country, and filled with patriotic ardor, he joined the revolutionary forces of 1775, as captain of the 9th Virginia regiment. He was promoted to be major of the 5th, which he lead with great gallantry in the battle of Brandywine under heavy losses, and as colonel of the 7th, he took part in the battles of Germantown and Monmouth. He was made lieutenant colonel of the 11th regiment, May 15, 1778, and subsequently its colonel. He died at Bowman's Folly, Virginia, January 15, 1821. [From National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, v. 2, p. 189]
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Letter from John Cropper to Peggy (Marget Cropper, his wife), Accomack County, Virginia, from Philadelphia, 1777 Jan 16.
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Letter from John Cropper to George Abbot, Accomack County, Virginia, from Morristown, N.J., 1777 Apr 1.
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Letter from George Corbin to John Cropper (Jack), Morristown, N.J., 1777 Apr 30.
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label: Letter from John Cropper to George Abbot ("dear Friend"), Accomack County, Virginia, from Shorthills, N.J., 1777 May 24. There are also paragraphs in this letter that are addressed to his wife, Marget Cropper.

Letter from George Corbin to John Cropper (Jack), Newark, N.J., from Accomack County, Virginia, 1777 Jun 8.
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Letter from George Corbin to John Cropper ("dear Nephew"), 7th Regiment Virginia Regulars, Pennsylvania, from Onancock, 1777 Oct 20.
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Letter from John Cropper to George Abbott, Accomack County, Virginia, from Bethlehem, Virginia, 1777 Nov 10.
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Letter from John Cropper to Peggy (Marget Cropper), Accomack County, Virginia, from Camp Valley Forge, 1778 Mar 13.
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Letter from John Cropper to Peggy (Marget Cropper), from Camp Valley Forge, 1778 May 10.
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Letter from John Cropper to Peggy (Marget Cropper), from Camp Valley Forge, 1778 May 29.
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Letter from George Corbin ("G. C.") to John Cropper ("my dear Nephew"), from Accomack Country, Virginia, 1778 Jul 18.
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Letter from George Corbin to John Cropper ("Johnny"), New Jersey, from Pocomoke, 1778 Jul 21.
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Letter from George Corbin to John Cropper ("Dear Sir"), from Morse Town, 1781 Sep 4.
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Letter from Jno Wise to John Cropper ("Dear Sir"), Accomack County, Virginia, from Richmond, 1799 Dec 6.
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Letter from Jno Wise to John Cropper ("Dr. Sir"), Accomack County, Virginia, from Richmond, 1799 Dec 11.
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Letter from Saml Coward, to John Cropper, from Bell Haven, 1807 Jun 28.
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Letter to John Cropper outlining a "program" for a 1809 Jul 4 celebration by an unknown correspondent, n.d.
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access provided by: Mortimer Rare Book Room Smith CollegeNorthampton, MA

Letter from V. S. Ellis to Mrs. Catherine Cropper, Accomack County, Virginia, from Washington City, 1838 Nov 15.
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Typescripts of the letters including a typescript of a letter not included in the collection: George Corbin to John Cropper ("Dr. Jack"), 1777 Oct 29.
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