Descriptive Summary
Title
Anne M. Coxe Ross Papers
Inclusive Dates
1787-1876
Call Number
RG 296
Creator(s)
Ross, Anne M. Coxe.
Quantity
0.20 cubic feet
Restrictions on Access
Collection open for research
Repository
Presbyterian Historical Society, 425 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-1516 USA
Biographical Note / Administrative History
Biographical Note
Anne M. Coxe was the daughter of John D. Coxe. He was born in 1752 and became a President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia. He died in 1824. Anne married James Ross about 1830.
Collection Overview
Record Group 296 consists of Anne C. Ross' commonplace book, which she kept from 1816 until at least 1876. She copied many extracts of poetry into the book. It also includes some notes by and an obituary of her sister Ellen Coxe Watmough, a drawing of their brother Edward (by Ellen), and a letter written to Anne by her then fiance James Ross. Anne also pressed some small items between the pages--leaves, a lock of hair, and labels. In addition, she saved John D. Coxe's certificate of membership in the Philadelphia Dispensary, signed in 1787.
Administrative Information
Processing Information
Items which had been folded between the pages have been removed, flattened, and housed in a separate folder.
Collection processed and finding aid prepared: August 1992
Stephanie Muntone, Processing Archivist
Catalog Headings
The following headings have been used to index the description of this collection in the society’s electronic catalog.
Personal Name Subject
Coxe, John D., 1752-1824.
Ross, Anne M. Coxe.
Corporate Subject
Philadelphia Dispensary.
Topical Subject
Commonplace books.
Genre-form
Scrapbooks.
Poetry.
Personal Added Name
Coxe family.
Collection Inventory
| Box | Folder | Description | |
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1 | 1 | Finding Aid to Record Group 296 | |
1 | 2 | Commonplace Book, 1816-1876 [Researchers must use care in handling the commonplace book, as the small items mentioned above are loose in the book and liable to fall out and become lost] | |
1 | 3 | Loose Items from Book, 1829-1876 | |
1 | 4 | Certificate of Membership in Philadelphia Dispensary, 1787 |