[Portrait of Franklin Cooper Jessup of Westhampton, N.Y.]
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[Portrait of Franklin Cooper Jessup of Westhampton, N.Y.]
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[Portrait of Franklin Cooper Jessup of Westhampton, N.Y.]
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Handwritten note on back of portrait: "Picture of Franklin Cooper Jessup, presented to the Long Island Collection by his daughter Isabel Jessup. Mr. Jessup was with his uncle Mercator Cooper on his famous voyage to Japan in the Ship Manhattan."SEE: November 5, 1904 issue of The Brooklyn Daily Times (Long Island Supplement) for article "Visited Japan before Perry," which tells the story of Jessup and his uncle Mercator Cooper's impromptu entry into Japan, as well as a biography of his life as a miner in the 1849 California gold rush, lifesaver with the United States Life-Saving Service, etc. Article states Jessup was born on September 15, 1823
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