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100	1		_aCoit, Joshua, _d1758-1798.
245	0	0	_aJoshua Coit correspondence, _f1792-1798.
300			_a70 _fitems.
300			_a1 _fcontainer.
300			_a0.2 _flinear feet.
506	0		_aOpen to research.
520	8		_aLetters 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.
545	0		_aLawyer, state legislator, and U.S. representative, of New London, Conn.
546			_aCollection material in English.
555	8		_aFinding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at _uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006043
600	1	0	_aBuckeley, Charles, _d1724- _vCorrespondence.
600	1	0	_aCoit, Nancy, _d1763-1844 _vCorrespondence.
600	1	0	_aCoit, Robert, _d1785-1874 _vCorrespondence.
600	1	0	_aGriswold, Roger, _d1762-1812.
600	1	0	_aLyon, Matthew, _d1749-1822.
600	1	0	_aWashington, George, _d1732-1799.
600	1	0	_aWashington, Martha, _d1731-1802.
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bCongress. _bHouse _xElections.
650		0	_aBoys _xEducation _zUnited States.
650		0	_aFamilies _zUnited States.
650		0	_aFathers and sons _zUnited States.
650		0	_aFederal government _zUnited States.
650		0	_aHousekeeping _zConnecticut _zNew London.
650		0	_aLetter writing _zUnited States.
650		0	_aLevees _zVirginia _zMount Vernon.
650		0	_aSons _zUnited States _xConduct of life.
650		0	_aXYZ Affair, 1797-1798.
651		0	_aConnecticut _xPolitics and government _y1775-1865.
651		0	_aGreat Britain _xForeign relations _zUnited States.
651		0	_aNew London (Conn.) _xSocial life and customs _y18th century.
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations _y1789-1809.
651		0	_aUnited States _xForeign relations _zGreat Britain.
651		0	_aUnited States _xPolitics and government _y1789-1809.
651		0	_aUnited States _xReligion.
656		7	_aLawyers. _2itoamc
656		7	_aLegislators _zConnecticut _2itoamc
656		7	_aRepresentatives, U.S. Congress _zNew York (State) _2itoamc
856	4		_3Finding aid _uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006043
856	4		_3Finding aid (PDF) _uhttp://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006043.3
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