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Letters from Coit to his wife Nancy, his eldest son Robert, and Charles Bulkeley, all of New London, Conn., chiefly written in Philadelphia, Penn., while Coit was serving in Congress as a Federalist representative from Connecticut, 1793-1798. Subjects include a dinner with President George Washington, levees for Martha Washington, politics, the prospect of war with Great Britain, the XYZ Affair, an altercation between fellow representatives Roger Griswold and Matthew Lyon, and religion. Topics also include family, the effect of Coit's absence on his family, and fatherly advice to his son including the importance of good behavior, helping with household chores, schooling, and proper letter writing. Many of the letters are accompanied by typewritten transcripts.
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Politics and government, Conduct of life, Housekeeping, Elections, United States, Religion, Federal government, XYZ Affair, 1797-1798, Levees, Letter writing, Correspondence, Social life and customs, United States. Congress. House, Families, Fathers and sons, Boys, Sons, Education, Foreign relationsPeople
Roger Griswold (1762-1812), Matthew Lyon (1749-1822), Martha Washington (1731-1802), Nancy Coit (1763-1844), Robert Coit (1785-1874), George Washington (1732-1799), Charles Buckeley (b. 1724)Places
United States, New London, Connecticut, Great Britain, New London (Conn.), Virginia, Mount VernonTimes
1775-1865, 1789-1809, 18th centuryShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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Open to research.
Purchase, 2003.
Lawyer, state legislator, and U.S. representative, of New London, Conn.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006043
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