Guide to the Anne M. Coxe Ross Papers

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

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

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