TY  - GEN
AU  - Coit,Joshua
TI  - Joshua Coit correspondence,
KW  - Buckeley, Charles,
KW  - Coit, Nancy,
KW  - Coit, Robert,
KW  - Griswold, Roger,
KW  - Lyon, Matthew,
KW  - Washington, George,
KW  - Washington, Martha,
KW  - United States
KW  - Congress
KW  - House
KW  - Elections
KW  - Boys
KW  - Education
KW  - Families
KW  - Fathers and sons
KW  - Federal government
KW  - Housekeeping
KW  - Connecticut
KW  - New London
KW  - Letter writing
KW  - Levees
KW  - Virginia
KW  - Mount Vernon
KW  - Sons
KW  - Conduct of life
KW  - XYZ Affair, 1797-1798
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1775-1865
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - New London (Conn.)
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - 18th century
KW  - 1789-1809
KW  - Religion
KW  - Lawyers
KW  - itoamc
KW  - Legislators
KW  - Representatives, U.S. Congress
KW  - New York (State)
N1  - Open to research
N2  - 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
UR  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006043
UR  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006043.3
ER  -