Tench Coxe letters

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unitid

{"value"=>"4259", "type"=>"local_mss"}

origination

{"value"=>"Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824", "type"=>"persname"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Tench Coxe letters"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1782-1805", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1782/1805"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".1 linear foot (1 folder)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

physloc

{"value"=>"MssCol 4259", "type"=>"local_call", "supress_display"=>true}

abstract

{"value"=>"Tench Coxe (1755-1824) was an American political economist and a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress in 1788-1789. He was the son of William Coxe and grandson of English physician and governor Daniel Coxe and jurist Tench Francis, Sr. The letters are mainly outgoing. The majority date from 1790-1793, while Coxe served in the Department of the Treasury, and relate to official business. Most are addressed to Jedediah Huntington in his capacity as Superintendent of Lighthouses for the newly-formed United States Lighthouse Establishment"}

custodhist

{"value"=>"<p>Material in this collection was originally received as part of the Thomas Addis Emmett and Ford collections.</p>"}

date_inclusive_start

1782

date_inclusive_end

1805

keydate

1782

prefercite

{"value"=>"Tench Coxe letters, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

extent_statement

.1 linear feet (1 folder)

date_start

1782

date_end

1805

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