Joshua Coit correspondence, 1792-1798

Collection Summary

Title	Joshua Coit correspondence, 1792-1798
Span Dates	1792-1798
ID No.	MSS84978
Creator	Coit, Joshua, 1758-1798
Extent	70 items
Extent	1 container
Extent	.2 linear feet
Language	Collection material in English
Location	Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Finding Aid Permalink	Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006043
LCCN Permalink	LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm2003084978
Summary	Lawyer, state legislator, and United States representative. Letters from Coit to his wife Nancy, to his son Robert, and to Charles Bulkeley, all of New London, Connecticut. Most were written in Philadelphia while Coit served as a representative in the United States Congress from 1793 to 1798. Many of the letters are accompanied by typed transcripts.