Neufchatel cheese (1826)

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   Literature Online has earlier.  Sorry.  Not all of the below are for cheese, but the 1826 hit (#3) clearly is:

1. Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851 [Author Record]
The Headsman; or, The Abbaye des Vignerons, Volume 1 (1833) 1Kb
The Headsman; or, The Abbaye des Vignerons, Volume 1 1Kb
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Main text 1Kb
CHAPTER XI. 1Kb
...startling!---What wouldst thou say?" "  Neufchâtel, and other countries besides Berne,...

2. Cooper, Susan Fenimore, 1813-1894 [Author Record]
Elinor Wyllys; or, The Young Folk at Longbridge. A Tale, by Amabel Penfeather [pseud., ed. by J. Fenimore Cooper] Volume 2 (1846) 766Kb
Elinor Wyllys; or, The Young Folk at Longbridge. A Tale, by Amabel Penfeather [pseud., ed. by J. Fenimore Cooper] Volume 2 762Kb
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Main text 754Kb
ELINOR WYLLYS. 754Kb
CHAPTER IX. 35Kb
...Morat, on the plains of  Neufchâtel, more like an agate," added...

3. Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield, 1804-1881 [Author Record]
Vivian Grey (1826) 1587Kb
Vivian Grey. A New Edition. 1585Kb
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VOL. II. 220Kb
BOOK THE FOURTH. 86Kb
CHAPTER II. DEVELOPEMENT OF THE PLOT. 11Kb
...little marmalade, and a little  Neufchâtel, enable them to toss their...
...with lemon, and a dozen  Neufchâtel cheeses---a bottle of Markebrunnen, a...

4. Lever, Charles, 1806-1872 [Author Record]
Tom Burke (1844) 2125Kb
Tom Burke Of "Ours." By Charles Lever. (Harry Lorrequer.) With Numerous Illustrations on Steel, by H. K. Browne. In Two Volumes 2123Kb
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VOL. I. 1178Kb
CHAPTER XLI. A STORY OF THE ---'92. 45Kb
...am I not Marquis de  Neufchatel, Count de Rochefort, in right...

5. Snelling, William Joseph, d. 1849 [Author Record]
Tales of the Northwest; or, Sketches of Indian Life and Character. By a Resident beyond the Frontier (1830) 525Kb
Tales of the Northwest; or, Sketches of Indian Life and Character. By a Resident beyond the Frontier 522Kb
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Main text 486Kb
THE BOIS BRULE. 197Kb
CHAPTER I. 31Kb
...to Scotland, and another to  Neufchatel in Switzerland, to procure colonists....