Josiah Coe papers
Scope and Content
The Josiah Coe papers span from 1803 to 1846 and document Coe's business transactions. The collection includes receipts for the exchange of goods or services; tax receipts; and rent receipts. The tax receipts do not indicate for what the tax was paid. The rent receipts are for land Coe rented from Ohio University.
Dates
- Creation: 1803 - 1846
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Ohio University Libraries.
Conditions Governing Use
Ohio University retains all property rights to the collection.
Ohio University retains all copyrights unless retained by the donor, other correspondents, or other artists.
Biography of Josiah Coe
The Coe family is one of the oldest in the United States, its first American members having come here from Suffolkshire, England.
Josiah Coe was born in Stratford, Connecticut, in 1769. He purchased 500 acres of land in the Northwest Territory in 1803. Three years later he and his family moved to Athens. During his years in Athens, Coe served on the first grand jury assembled in the county. He was also one of the contributors to fund the building of Athens' first log-cabin courthouse. Coe also helped found the Athens Presbyterian Church, established in 1809.
Coe was the father of fifteen children, and died April 28, 1846.
Extent
0.33 cubic feet
Abstract
The Josiah Coe papers span from 1803 to 1846 and document Coe's business transactions. The collection includes receipts for the exchange of goods or services; tax receipts; and rent receipts.
Statement of Arrangement
This collection remains in its original arrangement.
Acquisition Information
The Ohio University Archives received the collection as a gift from Dr. Arthur H. Blickle on November 12, 1979.
Existence and Location of Copies
Ohio University will entertain requests to photocopy reasonable amounts of material from the collection for the convenience of individual researchers.
Bibliography
- Harris, Charles H. The Harris History (Athens: The Athens Messenger, 1957). Walden, Blanche Pioneer Families of the Midwest (Athens: Publisher unknown, 1941).
Description Note
Original, legacy collection inventories may contain inaccuracies or be incomplete. Collection descriptions may change or be updated as they are verified. Please contact Mahn Center staff if you note any errors or discrepancies.
Subject
- Coe, Josiah (Person)
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for the Josiah Coe papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Tarita M. Stokes in March 1983
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- The finding aid was converted into EAD with funding support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Revision Statements
- 5 January 2024: Subjects and other notes added from ALICE MARC records and Mahn Center Microsoft Office finding aids by Ohio University Libraries Metadata Services Department Python scripts.
Repository Details
Part of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections Repository
