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1. [Afloat and ashore] Preface. Chapters 1-30 [ie. Chapters 1-15, v. 3 and chapters 1-15, v. 4, of the Philadelphia, 1844, edition] Holograph. Some pages mutilated
2. "Afloat and ashore." Chapters 29-30 [ie. Chapters 14-15, v. 2, of the Philadelphia, 1844 edition] Holograph
3. [Headsman, The] Chapter II. Holograph fragment
4. [Headsman, The] One holograph leaf
5. [History of the navy of the United States, The] Holograph, incomplete. Many pages mutilated but complete and filed in single folder for each mutilated page
6. Homeward bound. Manuscript with chapter headings and notations in the hand of Cooper
7. [Oak openings, The; or, The bee hunter] Holograph
8. Old Ironsides. Holograph of first installment. This portion ends with, "...Jumping Billy went to work," leaving 11 printed lines in addition to this manuscript
9. Prairie, The. Part of chapter 26. Manuscript in the hand of his daughter, Susan Augusta Cooper, with ms. corrections by J. F. Cooper
10. [Water witch, The] Holograph draft (fragment) from Chapters VI and VII with numerous corrections
11. Wyandotte. Holograph. Pages 102-108 wanting