- Additional Authors
- Description
- .1 linear foot (1 folder)
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Provenance (note)
- Material in this collection was originally received as part of the Thomas Addis Emmett and Ford collections.
- Call Number
- MssCol 4259
- OCLC
- 850537016
- Author
Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824.
- Title
Tench Coxe letters, 1782-1805.
- Restricted Access
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- Summary
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.
- Provenance
Material in this collection was originally received as part of the Thomas Addis Emmett and Ford collections.
- Added Author
Huntington, Jedediah, 1743-1818, recipient.
United States. Department of the Treasury.
Ford collection.
Thomas Addis Emmet collection.
- Research Call Number
MssCol 4259