Coxe, William, 1762-1831

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William Coxe (1762-1831), a pomologist, was one of the foremost fruit growers in America who experimented with new varieties of fruits at his home in Burlington, New Jersey. He collected specimens from the United States and abroad. A view of the cultivation of fruit trees in America is classic of American pomological literature. It is considered by many specialists as the illustrative evidence of fruit culture during the colonial and revolutionary period of the new American nation. William A. Taylor, assistant pomologist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, read an 1857 article in Country Gentlemen about the manuscript. Through the use of Library of Congress geneological materials, Taylor was able to contact Coxe's family members and locate the manuscripts. The grandchildren of Elizabeth (Coxe) MCMurtrie, one of Coxe's daughters, donated the manuscripts to Secretry of Agriculture D.F. Houston in 1915.

From the description of William Coxe : manuscript, 1810-1831. (National Agricultural Library). WorldCat record id: 540989332

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creatorOf Coxe, William, 1762-1831. William Coxe : manuscript, 1810-1831. National Agricultural Library, NAL
creatorOf Coxe, Richard S. (Richard Smith), 1792-1865. Papers, 1770-1844. Rutgers University
creatorOf Stevens family. Stevens family papers, 1663-1959. New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn West New Jersey Society. Records, 1732-1773. New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn Parker, James, 1725-1797. New Jersey manuscripts, 1669-1840. New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn William Temple Franklin Papers, 1775-1819 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Clement, John, 1769-1855. Papers, 1789-1899. Rutgers University
referencedIn Stevens family. Papers, 1663-1959. New Jersey Historical Society Library
creatorOf Federal Party (N.J.). Address of the convention to the free electors of New-Jersey, 1814. Camden County Historical Society
creatorOf Coxe, William, 1762-1831. Letter to Reuben Haines, 1819. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Coxe, Richard S. (Richard Smith), 1792-1865. Papers, 1770-1844. Rutgers University
referencedIn McIlvaine, William. Daybook, 1789-1804. Rutgers University
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associatedWith Clement, John, 1769-1855. person
associatedWith Coxe, Richard S. (Richard Smith), 1792-1865. person
associatedWith Federal Party (N.J.) corporateBody
associatedWith Franklin, William, 1731-1813 person
associatedWith Haines, Reuben, 1790-1853. person
associatedWith McIlvaine, William. person
associatedWith Stevens family. family
correspondedWith Stevens family. family
correspondedWith West New Jersey Society. corporateBody
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Botanical illustration
Fruit-culture
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Birth 1762-05-03

Death 1831-02-25

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