03340cpcaa2200625 a 4500 mm2003084978 DLC 20260227111730.0 cr ||||||||||| 031203|||||||||||| eng mm2003084978 DLC dacs DLC DLC C lcmd Coit, Joshua, 1758-1798. Joshua Coit correspondence, 1792-1798. 70 items. 1 container. 0.2 linear feet. Open to research. 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. 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 Buckeley, Charles, 1724- Correspondence. Coit, Nancy, 1763-1844 Correspondence. Coit, Robert, 1785-1874 Correspondence. Griswold, Roger, 1762-1812. Lyon, Matthew, 1749-1822. Washington, George, 1732-1799. Washington, Martha, 1731-1802. United States. Congress. House Elections. Boys Education United States. Families United States. Fathers and sons United States. Federal government United States. Housekeeping Connecticut New London. Letter writing United States. Levees Virginia Mount Vernon. Sons United States Conduct of life. XYZ Affair, 1797-1798. Connecticut Politics and government 1775-1865. Great Britain Foreign relations United States. New London (Conn.) Social life and customs 18th century. United States Foreign relations 1789-1809. United States Foreign relations Great Britain. United States Politics and government 1789-1809. United States Religion. Lawyers. itoamc Legislators Connecticut itoamc Representatives, U.S. Congress New York (State) itoamc Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006043 Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006043.3 44686 44686