Recipe book: ms., [ca. 1877].

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Recipe book: ms., [ca. 1877].

Contains handwritten recipes collected by Coit from various sources, including individuals and some restaurants, many of which are noted. Also includes directions for preparation of cold cream and the household use of ammonia. Inscriptions on inside covers read: "Mrs. Lillie Hitchcock Coit 5" and "Mrs. Howard Coit, San Francisco, California #5, Knickerbocker."

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Knickerbocker Engine Company (San Francisco)

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Coit, Lillie Hitchcock, 1843-1929

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Eliza Wyche "Lillie" Hitchcock was born August 23, 1843 in West Point, New York to Dr. Charles and Martha Hitchcock. The three came to California in 1851. Lillie married Benjamin Howard Coit November 19, 1868 in San Francisco; he died in 1885. After 1904 Lillie lived in Paris, and traveled. In 1923 she returned to San Francisco, where she died July 22, 1929. From the description of Lillie Hitchcock Coit diary, 1872 January 1-1872 March 18. (San Francisco Public Library). WorldCat rec...