Weld Coxe collection, 1669-1982.

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Weld Coxe collection, 1669-1982.

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The Weld Coxe Collection, comprised of correspondence, photographs, bound volumes, maps and published pamphlets, documents the history of the Coxe family in America. Members of the Coxe family have played a major role in the political, legal, economic, and industrial development of America from its colonial beginnings to present day. Of particular importance is the unpublished manuscript copy of Brinton Coxe's, An Essay on Judicial Power and Unconstitutional Legislation, Being A Commentary on Parts of the United States Constitution. The first volume of this work was published after Brinton's death in 1892, but the second volume was never published and remains in manuscript form as part of this collection. Also worth mentioning is the material pertaining to the 17th century land speculation of Dr. Daniel Coxe of London, the political correspondence of Tench Coxe, the social memorabilia collected by Mrs. Brinton Coxe and the large amount of Coxe genealogical material. The Weld Coxe Collection documents over three hundred years of the Coxe family in America and provide valuable insight into the lives various family members. Beginning with Dr. Daniel Coxe of London, the proprietary governor of West Jersey and continuing through Daniel Michaux Coxe, who in 1968 oversaw the liquidation of the Coxe properties in Pennsylvania, this collection spans eight generations of Coxes who had the drive and determination to make their ancestor's dreams a reality.

13 boxes, 33 flat files, 20 vols., 7 images, ( 7.5 linear feet)

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824

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Tench Coxe (May 22, 1755 – July 17, 1824) was an American political economist and a delegate for Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress in 1788–1789. He wrote under the pseudonym "A Pennsylvanian," and was known to his political enemies as "Mr. Facing Bothways." Born in Philadelphia, Tench received his education in the Philadelphia schools and intended to study law, but his father determined to make him a merchant, and he was placed in the counting-house of Coxe & Furman, becoming a partner...

Fisher, Joshua Francis, 1807-1873

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Joshua Fisher was a Philadelphia lawyer. From the description of Diary, 1848. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122465471 ...

Coxe Brothers and Company.

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Coxe, Daniel M., 1904-1970.

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Coxe, Eckley B. (Eckley Brinton), 1839-1895

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Mining engineer and trustee of Lehigh University. From the description of Notebooks, ca. 1860-ca. 1863. (Lehigh University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 28416166 ...

Coxe, Henry Brinton, 1841-1904.

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Coxe, Edmund James Drifton, 1881-1934.

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Coxe, Daniel, 1640-1730

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Coxe, Daniel, 1673-1739

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Daniel Coxe was born in London, England, in 1673, and died in Burlington, New Jersey, in 1739. He is the eldest son of Dr. Daniel Coxe of London, who received an immense grant of land in the lower Mississippi valley from Charles II. Daniel Coxe lived in the American colonies from 1702 to 1716. After returning to England he published an account of his travels and a description of the area encompassed by his father's claim. From the description of Papers, 1699. (University of Florida)....

Coxe, Franklin, 1839-1903.

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Coxe, Charles Brinton, 1843-1873.

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Coxe, Anne Rebecca, 1783-1849.

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Francis, Tench, 1730-1800

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Tench Francis of the firm of Francis and Relfe was a Philadelphia general merchant. From the description of Ledger, 1759-1761. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122625404 ...

Coxe, Rebecca, 1834-1910.

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Coxe, Francis Sidney, 1789-1852.

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Coxe, William, 1723-1801.

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Coxe, Charles Sidney, 1791-1879.

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Fisher family.

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Gowen, Franklin B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1836-1889

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Franklin B. Gowen, a lawyer, was president of the Pennsylvania and Reading Railroad Company, 1869-1883. From the description of To the miners and laborers of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Company, 1877 March 17. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 35766271 ...

Cox family.

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The story of the Coxe family in America began over three hundred years ago, when in 1684, Dr. Daniel Coxe of London began speculating in land on the American continent, eventually acquiring over one million acres. Little, if any of this land remained in the possession of the Coxe family following the American Revolution, as the new government confiscated proprietary lands. The Coxe land legacy continued after the war, however, through the auspices of the author and statesman, Tench Coxe, who pur...

Yarnall, Alexander Coxe, 1890-1960.

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West New Jersey Society

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Coxe, Anna Brinton, 1870-1944.

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Coxe, Brinton, 1833-1892

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Brinton Coxe, member of a prominent Philadelphia family, studied law, served as Commonwealth Club President, Historical Society of Pennsylvania President and was active in scholarly pursuits. His brother, Eckley Coxe, ran the family coal mining interests in Drifton, Pa. and served as Democratic State Senator from Luzerne Co. 1881-1884. Joshua Francis Fisher, Coxe's father-in-law, was also interested in history, serving as Vice President of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and travelling ex...

Coxe, Alexander B., 1838-1906

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Coxe, Daniel, 1739-1826.

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Coxe, Daniel, 1710-1757.

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