At sea, on the 15th inst. on board the ship Louisville, on his passage from New Orleans to N. York, Joseph P. Cook, M. D. aged 27 [37], son of Mrs. Frederick Wolcott, of Litchfield. His remains were brought to Litchfield for interment.
—Connecticut Courant newspaper (Hartford, Connecticut), Monday, January 26, 1835, p. 3, col. 4 (findagrave.com)