D. H. Ramsey Library Special Collections and University Archives

Frank Coxe Papers
M1983.3

Summary Information

Repository
UNC Asheville Special Collections and University Archives
Title
Frank Coxe Papers
ID
M1983.3
Date [bulk]
Bulk, 1880-1903
Date [inclusive]
1797-1987
Extent
8.0 Linear feet
Physical Description
Collection contains original documents, hand written copies of documents, photocopies of original documents, blueprints, photographs, and photograph negatives.
Location
Row 7, Section 1. D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville.
Language
English
Description
The Coxe collection consists of original business and personal correspondence, property acquisition records, and a smaller component of printed materials, transcripts, oversized items, and photographs, of the Tench, Francis Sidney, and Franklin Coxe line of the family and their descendents, dating from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Chronologically, the collection begins with transcript items and original papers dating from the eighteenth century, during the time of Tench Coxe (1755-1824), and continues through the early 1980s. (For a more complete description of the Coxe family, see the summary of the Frank Coxe oral history.) The majority of the collection is original. Overall, the bulk of these materials concern the Coxe family's early business and political activities in Pennsylvania; Early land acquisitions in North Carolina primarily Rutherford County, and subsequent Coxe business and property interests in Pennsylvania, Rutherford County, NC, and Asheville, NC, from the later nineteenth through mid-twentieth centuries. The collection also includes transcripts of original documents(eg., a letter listed in the earlier inventory as dated 1794, from Thomas Jefferson), or later published materials. Twentieth century materials include items from the estate of Frank Coxe (d.1903), including property deeds, wills, correspondence, blueprints of downtown Asheville, documents concerning the construction and operation of the Battery Park Hotel, and material concerning real estate projects and family genealogy in the mid-twentieth century through 1984. There is also a collection of 140 images of historic and genealogical interest, spanning the years from the late 1800's to the mid-twentieth century.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item],Frank Coxe Papers, D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804

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Biography

Colonel Frank Coxe was born in 1839 on Green River Plantation Rutherford County, NC to Francis Sidney Coxe and Jane McBee Alexander. Col. Frank Coxe fought for both the Union and the Confederacy as recorded in papers found after his death. He apparently had two proxies who served his duty on both sides of the war. Following the Civil War, Col. Frank Coxe increased his land holdings in western North Carolina and his familial Pennsylvania anthracite coal interests, becoming a man of substantial wealth. In 1881, he moved to Charlotte where he became the Vice-President of the Western North Carolina railroad, the first railroad to traverse the mountains of western North Carolina. The railroad came to western North Carolina largely through the funding of Col. Frank Coxe and the tourists came largely because of the railroad. Shortly after 1881, Col. Coxe moved to Asheville where he purchased large tracts of land. In 1886, Col. Coxe built the famous Battery Park Hotel, welcoming such patrons as Franklin Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, William Henry Harrison, and George Vanderbilt. Col. Frank Coxe died in 1903 at Green River Plantation Rutherford County, NC.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

UNC Asheville Special Collections and University Archives

Ramsey Library, CPO # 1500
One University Heights
Asheville, North Carolina, 28804-8504
828.251.6645
ghyde@unca.edu

Copyright and usage

Any display, publication, or public use must credit the Southern Highlands Research Center and D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright is retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Please refer to the Special Collections' website for more information.

Accruals

No further materials are expected at this time.

Donor

Frank Coxe.

Processing Information

Processed by Joshua S. Dacey Special Collections intern, 2014.

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Related Materials

Relation

Frank Coxe Oral History, D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina Asheville ; Tench Coxe Collection (1798-1910), D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina Asheville.

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Collection Inventory

Box 1: Early history of the Coxe Family in the United States 

Folder 1: Coxe family documents 1699-1815 

An Abstract of the Title of Daniel Cox "Propierty of Carolana at Florida" Three copies dating November 16, December 15, December 21, 1699 (Photocopies). 

"A Description of the English Province of Carolana... With an Account of the Commodities of the Growth and Population of the said Province" By Daniel Coxe, Esq. 1727 (Two Photocopies). "Excerpt from the Preface of a Description of the English Province of Carolana" By Daniel Coxe, Esq. 1727 (Two Photocopies). 

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Tenche Coxe. May 1, 1794. Photocopy. 

Letter detailing a slave purchase by John Rutherford. June 11, 1802. Photocopy. 

Land Sale receipt. December 26, 1803. Photocopy. 

Certificate of carriage ownership for Daniel Coxe. Philadelphia, P.A. December 31, 1815. Photocopy. 

Folder 2: Documents concerning the acquisition of property in North Carolina by the Coxe family. 1790-1822. Items include: land grant receipts, land surveys, and land contracts. 

Three items. Land grant to Rich Lewis dated December 21, 1796. Note dated December 21, 1796. Hand written note by Frank Coxe dated 1840 relating to the 1796 Rich Lewis land grant. 

Copy of a land survey in Rutherford County, N.C. addressed to Tenche Coxe dated 1796. Copy certified by Robert Henry. 

Two items. Concerning land claims by John Whorry dated 1797 and 1798. 

Letter to Thomas Pervoys of Philadelphia, P.A. from Robert Chew of New York dated November 14, 1806. 

Copy of the revocation of Peter Fisher's power of attorney and registered certificate thereof. Signed by Tench Coxe. Dated October 7, 1807. Item is badly torn and very fragile. 

Land contract between William Coxe, Daniel Coxe, and Tench Coxe concerning property in Rutherford County, N.C. dated April 29, 1807. 

Letter concerning land interests in Florida and New Orleans by Frank Coxe. Dated April 3, 1815. 

"Form of Release" by Frank Coxe. Dated July 1818. 

"Objections Made to the Maison Rouge Grant, answered, By Daniel W. Coxe, The Claimant." Pamphlets. Dated 1821. Three Copies. 

Hand written quit claim form titled "Release". Document undated. 

"Copy of Articles of Rutherford Land Company" Copy of paper A.Tench Coxe. Dated May 21, 1822. 

"True Copy" of "Statement of Sales of North Carolina Lands." Dated July 11, 1822. 

Folder 3: Documents concerning the acquisition of property in North Carolina by the Coxe family. 1823-1840. Items include: Personal correspondence, land deeds, land sale receipts, mortgage documents. 

Documents concerning land holding of the Coxe family. Dated 1823. Three pages counted as one item. 

Letter from Charles Coxe to Francis S. Coxe concerning land in Rutherford County, N.C. Dated August 27, 1823. Three pages and one envelope counted as one item. 

Details of a land deed written by Frank Coxe. Dated August 23, 1826. 

Copy of a note made by Tech Coxe. Dated August 23, 1823. 

Deed of a land sale in Rutherford County, N.C. by Anne R. Coxe to Francis Coxe. Dated September 1, 1823. On the reverse of the last page, there are two validations of the Deed dated 1839 and 1844. 

Expenditures concerning land deeds in Rutherford County, N.C. Dated 1825. 

Copy of a 1807 land sale document and a ruling in the validity of afore mentioned land sale. Dated May 23, 1826. 

Mortgage agreement between Allen Sisty and John Black. "From Book of Forum page 252". Dated April 20, 1828. 

Land survey by Henry Grizzle. Dated 1833. 

Land survey of two hundred and fifty acres in Rutherford County, N.C. Dated 1831. 

Folder 4: Documents concerning Frank Coxe's land holdings in North Carolina. Dates 1841-1849. Items include: land surveys, land deeds, sale receipts, and personal notes. 

Plot survey of land sold by Frank S. Coxe. Dated May 19, 1841. 

Plot survey of land sold by Frank S. Coxe to Richard Butler. Dated August 27, 1842. 

Agreement of land sale between Frank Coxe and Richard Butler in the amount of 100 acres. Dated 1842. 

Six documents, related five items. Each document references "resurvey number 11." One fragment or short note referring to survey corrections. Dates 1843, 1845, 1848. 

Notes made by Frank Coxe. Dated 1844. Document completely torn. 

Hand written note detailing a land sale and the balance of Thomas Moore. Dated 1844. 

Report on tracts of land. Listed by owners names and associated surveyors. Dated 1844. Two items. 

Documents concerning H.D. Carrier. Balances and receipts. Dates 1844, 1845, and 1847. Four items. 

Land survey of 57 acres in Rutherford County, N.C. conducted by F. Alexander for Francis Coxe. Dated 1845. Item is torn and fragile. 

Two items concerning Eaves's land transactions. Undated. 

Undated fragment. 

Receipt for land purchase made by Rodney Doggett. Dated 1846. 

"Notes from June 17, 1846." 

Payment receipt for lumber purchased by Francis S. Coxe from George O. Griffin. Dated 1846. 

Land survey conducted by F. Alexander of land sold by Frank Coxe to Bushrod Dogget. Dated 1846. 

"Notes by F.S.C." concerning land deeds and grants. Dated 1846. 

Land survey conducted by F. Alexander for Isam Womack. Dated 1847. 

Details of a land sale made by Francis S. Coxe to Haswell Hopper in Rutherford County, N.C. Dated 1847. Two items. 

"Note of exam by F.S.C." Notes concerning land deeds. Dated 1847. 

Land survey conducted by F. Alexander for 57 and a half acres of land purchased by Robert Arthur from Francis S. Coxe. Dated 1847. 

Two items. Document referring to "resurvey number 7" by F. Alexander. Dated 1848. A separate hand written note also referencing "resurvey number 7" is undated. 

Hand written note by Francis S. Coxe. Receipt for Daniel Webb. Dated 1849. 

Two items. One letter dated May 12, 1849. One receipt dated August 9, 1849. 

Folder 5: Documents concerning Frank Coxe's business transactions in North Carolina. Dates 1850-1879. Items include: construction contracts, receipts, land sale contracts, banking checks. 

Construction Contracts. Dated 1850. Two sets of 15 items total. Three undated fragments. 

Hand written receipt by Francis S. Coxe. Dated 1850. 

Recording of Coxe land holdings for tax purposes. Years of 1855, 1856, and 1859. 

Letter dated 1868. 

Land sale contract concerning property in Asheville, N.C. Dated 1877. Registration on the reverse of the final page dated June 26, 1917. 

Five checks dated 1878. 

Letter from Frank Coxe to M.P. Pegram including an uncanceled related check for $20,000. Dated August 26, 1879. Two items. 

Box 2: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in North Carolina and personal life in Philadelphia, P.A. Dates 1880-1891. 

Folder 1: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in North Carolina and personal life in Philadelphia, P.A. Dates 1880-1885. 

Land Deeds: 1880. - June 4, 1880. Hand written copy of land sale agreement between J. Bryce and Frank Coxe for property in Mecklenburg County, N.C. 

Business Correspondence: 1881-1885. - A collection of letters dating December 1881, December 1882, and April 1885. Correspondence between Marian Potter and Mr. Bagwell. 5 items. Original and photocopies. 

Business Receipts: 1883-1885. - Hand written mortgage receipts including amount paid, property addresses, and interest amounts. 

Personal Receipts: 1882-1884. - Receipts for items include: Gas works of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Club, dry goods, groceries, livery, University of Pennsylvania, laundry, American District Telegraph Company, rifle cleaning, shipment and passage on the Western North Carolina Railroad. 

Miscellaneous: 1884. - Notice of land tax payment due in New Hanover County, N.C. Original and photocopy. - Advertisement/Business card for Pennsylvania Whiskies. 

Folder 2: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in North Carolina and personal life in Philadelphia, P.A. Dates January-June 1886. 

Business Receipts: February-June, 1886. - Hand written mortgage receipts including amount paid, property addresses, and interest amounts. 

Personal Receipts: January-June, 1886. - Receipts for items include: Fine shoes, dress good and silk, coal, dry goods, The Philadelphia Club, jewelry, misses' and children's clothes, the Albemarle Hotel N.Y., daily paper, confections, wine, tailor, Havana Segars and Tobacco. 

Folder 3: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in North Carolina and personal life in Philadelphia, P.A. Dates September-December 1886. 

Business Receipts: September-December, 1886. - Hand written mortgage receipts including amount paid, property addresses, and interest amounts. - "Expense of Green River Plantation" for the year of 1886. 

Business Correspondence: Dates October-December, 1886. - Personalized advertisement to Frank Coxe from "Manufacturers Record." Mention of railroad construction. Dated October 2, 1886. - Letter from M. Butler to Frank Coxe. Mentions a "conference about the railroad." Dated October 25, 1886. - Hand written list of payments and deposits. Undated. - Letter from Wm. E. Earle to Frank Coxe. Prosecution of a claims case. Dated October 25, 1886. - Letter from R.A. Johnson to Fran Coxe. Acquisition of the Chattaroi Road. Dated October 28, 1886. - Letter from H.K. Baker to Frank Coxe. Dated November 1, 1886. - Letter calling for a "Meeting of Directors" of the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad Company. Dated November 1, 1886. - Letter from J.E. Allen to Frank Coxe requesting passage to Pennsylvania aboard the railroad. Dated December 20, 1886. 

Personal Receipts: Dates July-December, 1886. - Receipts for items include: florist, jeweler, dry goods, tailor, wine, dress goods, The Philadelphia Club, telegraph delivery, carpentry services, tuition of Tench Coxe to the Academy of the Protestant Episcopal Church, pew rental at St. James's Church, confectioner, shipment of boxes on the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company. 

Folder 4: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in North Carolina and personal life in Philadelphia, P.A. Dates 1887. 

Business Correspondence: Dates March-December, 1887. - Fragment of a note from Col. Frank Coxe to Col. R.A. Johnson. Undated. - Two letters from A.C. Flaskell to Frank Coxe recommending J.T. McCants for the position of Master of Trains. Dated March 17 & 24, 1887. - Letter from R.M. Mitchell to Col. Frank Coxe requesting a meeting. Dated March 29, 1887. - Letter from W.A. Woody to Frank Coxe concerning the sale of stock shares. Dated May 21, 1887. - Letter from A. Nont to Frank Coxe concerning payment(s) to Col. R. Johnson. Dated August 22, 1887. - Copy of Emma L. Evans's last Will and Testament. Note on last page indicating her death on December 22, 1887. 

Personal Receipts: Dates January-June, 1887. - Receipts for items include: telegraph delivery receipt, jewelry, milk, home furnishings, tailor, dry goods, catering, bookseller, apothecary, dress goods, the Grand Hotel N.Y., The Philadelphia Club, train tickets from Asheville, N.C. 

Miscellaneous: Dates 1887. - Rutherford Division of The Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad Company train schedule. Hand written note attached mentioning F. Williams. Dated November 8, 1887. 

Folder 5: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in North Carolina and personal life in Philadelphia, P.A. Dates 1888. 

Business Correspondence: Dates January-October, 1888. - Letter from A. Dula to Frank Coxe requesting Coxe's signature on two Trust documents. Dated January 4, 1888. - Letter to S. Badger, Esq. requesting curtains for the "Daisy" rail car. Mention of Frank Coxe, a man named Otis, and Col. Andrews. Dated March 5, 1888. - Letter from S.B. Tanner of Henrieta Mill, Rutherford, N.C. to Col. Frank Coxe. Contains information about a stockholders meeting and possible additions of machinery to the Henrietta Mill property. Dated March 17, 1888. - Letter to Frank Coxe proposing a business venture. Dated March, 1888. - Letter to Col. Frank Coxe from G. Fowler. Dated April 13, 1888. - Letter from Blake & Wolff Counsellors at Law, New York. Dated May 4, 1888. - Letter to Frank Coxe proposing a land acquisition. Dated May 5, 1888. - Letter to Frank Coxe concerning the purchase of the Richmond House Hotel. Dated May 11, 1888. - Letter from T.J. Sumner to Frank Coxe. Dated June, 1888. - Letter condemning the Richmond House Hotel property. Dated June 16, 1888. - Letter to Frank Coxe from J.H. McAden of the Merchants & Farmers National Bank Charlotte, N.C. Dated June 19, 1888. - Letter from W.P. Price to frank Coxe. Further commentary on the condemnation of the Richmond House Hotel. Dated June 19, 1888. - Letter from W.W. Flemming to Frank Coxe concerning payment for stocks. Dated June 27, 1888. - Letter from W.W. Flemming to Frank Coxe inquiring as to Coxe's interest in purchasing Flemming's holdings in the Ice Company of Charlotte. Dated July 12, 1888. - Letter from W.W. Flemming to Frank Coxe concerning account payments. Dated July 16, 1888. - Fragment of a letter. Dated July 21, 1888. - Letter from W.W. Flemming to Frank Coxe concerning mortgage payments and stock purchases. Dated July 23, 1888. - Letter from D.E. Huntley to Frank Coxe requesting to exchange land holdings. Dated July 25, 1888. - Letter from J.A. Forney to Frank Coxe. Dated July 28, 1888. - Letter from D. Schenck to frank Coxe confirming Coxe's purchase of Guilford Battle Ground Company stock. Dated August 2, 1888. - Hand written copy of a payment of $8,000 "being borrowed money" to Frank Coxe by P. Erwin and W.W. Avery. Dated August 15, 1888. - Letter to Frank Coxe proposing the purchase of a tract of land containing a mineral spring in Boone, N.C. Dated August 30, 1888. - Letter to Frank Coxe from Charles Price Attorney at Law of Salisbury, N.C. Dated September 1, 1888. - Letter to Frank Coxe from A. Brenner of The Commercial National Bank of Charlotte, N.C. concerning the cancellation of a mortgage. Dated September 10, 1888. - Letter to Frank Coxe from M. Blanton of Blanton & Dysart Dry Goods & Groceries Marion, N.C. Dated September 11, 1888. - Letter to Frank Coxe from F.L. Cline Attorney at Law Hickory, N.C. Dated September 15, 1888. - Letter to Col. Frank Coxe from B.C. Beckwith, Secretary of The N.C. State Association of Democratic Clubs Raleigh, N.C. Dated September 15, 1888. - Letter to Frank Coxe from B. Lovelace of Moorsboro, N.C. requesting to purchase the mortgage on the McSwain property. Dated October 1, 1888. - Letter to Frank Coxe from P. Reid of Rutherford County, N.C. requesting a loan. Dated October 1, 1888. - Letter to Frank Coxe from J.W. Hampton, Sheriff of Polk County, N.C. Notification of Coxe's state and county taxes due. Dated October 2, 1888. - Letter to Frank Coxe from the Office of Third-Vice President of the Richmond & Danville Railroad Company. Dated October 3, 1888. - Letter to Frank Coxe from W.P. Price Attorney at Law Dahlonega, G.A. concerning the Richmond House Hotel. Dated October 13, 1888. - Letter to Frank Coxe from D. Schenck of the Richmond & Danville Railroad Company, Law Department. Dated October 15, 1888. 

Personal Receipts: June-December, 1888. - Receipts for items include: piano shop, general hardware, livery, The Philadelphia Club, clothing, Artistic Gas & Electric Fixtures. 

Folder 6: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in North Carolina and personal life in Philadelphia, P.A. Dates 1889. 

Business Correspondence: Dates March-December, 1889. - Letter to Frank Coxe from B.F. Capps. Dated March 14, 1889. - Letter to Frank Coxe from A.B. Harris, President of the Massachusetts & Southern Construction Company New York. Dated March 25, 1889. - Letter to Frank Coxe from A.G. Brenzine, Cashier of The Commercial National Bank, Charlotte, N.C. Dated July 17, 1889. - Letter to Frank Coxe. Dated July 22, 1889. - Letter to Frank Coxe from A.P. Mills of Greenville, S.C. Dated July 22, 1889. - Letter to Frank Coxe from D.W. Oates of Oates Brothers, Cotton Commission Merchants, Charlotte N.C. Inquiry into purchasing one on Coxe's properties. Dated August 19, 1889. - Letter to Frank Coxe from Garlock & Beach, Attorneys and Counselors, Rochester, N.Y. Dated September 7, 1889. - Letter to J. Boatwright of Wilmington, N.C. from John Tinley concerning a Mr. Bagwell and a claim to Mrs. Potter's property on Mud Creek. One hand written letter and one photocopy. Dated October 17, 1889. - Letter to Frank Coxe from Milledge L. Bonham concerning the expansion on the Charleston, Cincinnati, and Chicago Railroad. Dated November 9, 1889. - Letter to Frank Coxe from Geo W. Bell, Secretary of the Merchant's Exchange Charleston, S.C. Dated November 23, 1889. - Letter to Frank Coxe from Frank Miles Treasurer of the Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Company requesting Coxe's signature on stock certificate books for the Charleston, Cincinnati, and Chicago Railroad Company. Dated November 29, 1889. - Letter to Frank Coxe. Charleston, Cincinnati, and Chicago Railroad Company letterhead. Dated December 2, 1889. - Letter to Frank Coxe from Samuel Wilkins. Dated December 28, 1889. 

Business Receipts: Dates July, 1889. - Record of mortgage payments made to Frank Coxe. 

Personal Receipts: Dates January- December, 1889. - Receipts for items include: Home furnishings, plumbing repairs, confections, glassware, Dr. J.M. Da Costa for Professional Services, dry goods, jewelry, The Philadelphia Club, furniture, carpet cleaning, veterinary surgeon, rent of a safe at the Guarantee Trust and Safe Deposit Company of Philadelphia, Gran Hotel New York, pew rental at St. James's Church Philadelphia, P.A. 

Folder 7: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in North Carolina and personal life in Philadelphia, P.A. Dates 1890. 

Business Correspondence: Dates January-December, 1890. - Envelope "CC & C R.R. papers. From August "90." - Undated letter concerning a land sale by Tench Coxe. - Undated land survey of property "on the waters of Flyod's Creek". - Undated land survey of 20 acres for Calvin Davis. - Undated proposal to build four rooms in "Battery Park Place." Room sketch on the reverse. - Undated letter from Mrs. J.M. Henson to Frank Coxe offering to sell Coxe property in Yancey Count, N.C. including a "1/2 interest in a Mica mine." - Letter to Frank Coxe from Schneck and Price of the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company detailing payment disbursements to Frank Coxe. Dated January 13, 1890. - Letter to Frank Coxe from Sank Ford offering surveying services for property in Georgia. Dated April 7, 1890. - Letter to Frank Coxe concerning the mortgage of a property in Rutherford Count, N.C. Dated April 7, 1890. Item is badly torn and has been placed in a paper file folder. - Letter to Frank Coxe from H.L. informing Coxe of property taxes due in Transylvania County, N.C. Dated April 9, 1890. - Letter to Frank Coxe from H.G. Eccles inviting Coxe to a celebration. Dated April 10, 1890. - Letter to Frank Coxe from M.C. Toms of the State Bank of Commerce proposing the construction of a hotel in Hendersonville, N.C. Dated April 12, 1890. - Letter to Frank Coxe from a Mr. Grey. Dated April 13, 1890. - Letter to Frank Coxe from H.K. Preston of the Chesapeake and Nashville Railway Company. Dated April 17, 1890. - Letter to Frank Coxe from J.K. Jennings. Dated April 26, 1890. - Letter to Frank Coxe from A.B. Harris, President of the Massachusetts and Southern Construction Company detailing the disbursement of bonds. Dated April 26, 1890. - Letter to Frank Coxe concerning the sale of property on Mud Creek. Dated May 9, 1890. - Letter to Frank Coxe offering Coxe a membership in the Sans Souci Driving Park Association. Dated May 23, 1890. - Letter to Frank Coxe from Hamlin Beattie, President of the National Bank of Greenville. Dated May 26, 1890. - Letter to Frank Coxe again requesting Coxe's membership in the Sans Souci Driving Park Association. Dated June 3, 1890. - Letter to Frank Coxe from J.T. Anthony of Anthony and Bryce, Coal and Ice Dealers, Charlotte N.C. Dated June 5, 1890. - Letter to Frank Coxe concerning his coachman, Sandy, falling ill. Dated June 25, 1890. - Letter to Frank Coxe from Dean Fowler requesting a position in Coxe's employ. Dated July 1, 1890. - Letter to Frank Coxe from Julian S. Carr of Blackwell's Durham Tobacco Company, Durham N.C. offering to sell Coxe $10,000 in Treasurer's Stock. Dated July 3, 1890. - Letter requesting Frank Coxe's presence at a picnic in Columbus, N.C. Dated July 9, 1890. - Letter requesting Frank Coxe's presence at an event in Landrum, S.C. Dated July 18, 1890. - Letter to Frank Coxe from the Benet, McCullough, and Park Law Office, Greenville, S.C. Dated July 23, 1890. - Letter requesting Frank Coxe's presence at an event in Columbus, N.C. Dated July 24, 1890. - Letter to Frank Coxe detailing Coxe's promise to donate money to a church in Clover, N.C. Dated July 27, 1890. - Letter requesting to borrow money from Frank Coxe. Dated July 28, 1890. - Letter to Frank Coxe from A.B. Harris, President of the Massachusetts & Southern Construction Company concerning "the South Carolina Bond cases." Dated August 26, 1890. - Letter to Frank Coxe from J. Edward Mastin of Drake, Mastin and Company of New York. Dated October 6, 1890. - Letter to Frank Coxe from A.H. Jenkins Merchandise Broker Insurance Agent of Greenville, S.C. Dated November 12, 1890. - Letter to Frank Coxe from A.H. Jenkins Merchandise Broker Insurance Agent of Greenville, S.C. Dated December 2, 1890. - Letter to Frank Coxe concerning mortgages. Dated December 5, 1890. - Letter to Frank Coxe from S.O. Smith of Smith & Lynch Heavy and Fancy Grocers of Rutherfordton, N.C. Dated December 9, 1890. 

Business Receipts: March 1890. - Hand written note "Phila Bills." - Registered letter receipt. Dated March 24, 1890. 

Personal Correspondence: 1890. - Letter to Frank Coxe regarding "the purchase of books for the children" and payment to the "washer woman." Dated 1890. - Letter to Frank Coxe concerning matters at Green River Plantation. Dated July 16, 1890. Item is badly torn and fragile. Item has been placed in an individual paper folder. 

Personal Receipts: Dates January-December 1890. - Receipts for items include: catering, produce, Artists' Materials, The Philadelphia Club, milk and dairy, telegraph rental, pew rental at St. James's Church, registered mail, tailors, livery. 

Folder 8: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in North Carolina and personal life in Philadelphia, P.A. Dates 1891. 

Business Correspondence: Dates January-October 1891. - Letter to Frank Coxe from Nellia Sibson concerning a land purchase. Dated January 1891. - Letter to Frank Coxe detailing payment for stocks and a mortgage. Dated March 7, 1891. - Letter to Frank Coxe from Alexander Sprunt & Son Cotton Exporters of Wilmington, N.C. Dated March 30, 1891. Document is badly torn and fragile. Document has been placed in an individual paper folder. - Letter to Frank Coxe from JNO G. Bryce. Dated October 22, 1891. 

Personal Receipts: Dates March-October 1891. - Receipts for items include: apothecary, Clyde's Philadelphia, Richmond and Norfolk Steamship Line, groceries, baker, cigars, flour and grain, Plumber & Steam Fitter, carriage, carpenter, confections, fine shoes, ice, rental of a safe in the vault at the Guaranee Trust and Safe Deposit Company. 

The Account of Eckley B. Coxe, Agent, with the Persons entitled to the Estate, formerly that of Tench Coxe, Deceased. From November 19, 1879, (date of death of Charles S. Coxe, Executor of Tench Coxe, Dec'd) to May 28, 1891, inclusive. 

The Account of Eckley B. Coxe, Agent, with the Persons entitled to the Estate, formerly that of Tench Coxe, Deceased. From May 29, 1891 to December 30, 1891, inclusive. 

Box 3: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in North Carolina and personal life in Philadelphia, P.A. Dates 1892-1914. 

Folder 1: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in North Carolina and personal life in Philadelphia, P.A. Dates January-October, 1892. 

Business Correspondence: Dates October 1892. - Letter to Frank Coxe from W.B.F. Leech of Rockbridge County, V.A. concerning a land acquisition opportunity in Hillsborough County, Florida. Undated. - Letter to Frank Coxe concerning land acquisition. Letter head from Rutherfordton, N.C. Dated October 8, 1892. - Letter to Frank Coxe mentioning the balance of a payment. Letter head from Charlotte, N.C. Dated October 10, 1892. - Letter to Frank Coxe from A.M.S. Haenly of Georgetown, S.C. Dated October 10, 1892. - Letter to Frank Coxe detailing a cash deal for a property purchase. Dated October 10, 1892. - Letter to Frank Coxe. Dated October 11, 1892. - Letter to Frank Coxe from The First National Bank of Charlotte detailing interest accumulation on monies deposited in 1890. Dated October 11, 1892. - Letter to Frank Coxe. Dated October 13, 1892. - Letter to Frank Coxe concerning signatures needed on land deeds. Dated October 14, 1892. - Letter to Frank Coxe from Merchants & Farmers National Bank of Charlotte, N.C. Dated October 15, 1892. - Letter to Frank Coxe concerning a land purchase. Letter head from Green River Plantation Polk County, N.C. Dated October 18, 1892. - Letter to Frank Coxe. Dated October 19, 1892. - Letter to Frank Coxe from the Mechants & Farmers National Bank of Charlotte, N.C. detailing a settlement of payments. Dated October 21, 1892. - Letter to Frank Coxe concerning tax issues. Dated October 21, 1892. - Postcard to Frank Coxe concerning tax issues in Rutherfordton, N.C. Dated October 24, 1892. - Letter to Frank Coxe from JNO G. Bryce of Charlotte, N.C. Dated October 24, 1892. -Letter to Frank Coxe concerning the employ of laborers. "With: 10/28/1892." - Letter concerning the construction of a fence for Mr. Joseph Coxe, materials and price. Dated October 28, 1892. - Letter. Further discussion of fence construction for Joseph Coxe. Dated October 31, 1892. - Letter. Finalization of a property purchase from Dr. Thruston. Also mentions mortgage details for "Washburn." Dated October 31, 1892. 

Personal Receipts: January-October, 1892. - Receipts for items include: Tuition of Tench Coxe to the Ogontz School, Society of The Red Cross, tailor, carpenter, grocer, heating repairs, fish & oysters, rent of a safe in that vault of the Guaranteed Trust and Safe Deposit Company, iron works, The Philadelphia Club, glassware, coal, ice, livery, stationary, dry goods, florist, dress goods, confectioner, jewelry, carpeting, iron fittings, leather goods, shipping receipts to North Carolina, The School of Art Needle Work Philadelphia, P.A. - Tuition of Tech Coxe to the Episcopal Academy including a hand written note on the reverse mentioning "Tench's sickness." 

Folder 2: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in North Carolina and personal life in Philadelphia, P.A. Dates November 1892 to September 1893. 

Business Correspondence: Dates December 1892-September 1893. - Mortgage agreement between Laura Williams and Lewis Fleming. Dated December 10, 1892. - Letter to Frank Coxe concerning the possibility of a lawsuit in North Carolina. Dated July 17, 1893. - Letter to Frank Coxe from A.G. Brenizer, Chashier of The Commercial Nation Bank of Charlotte, N.C. Dated September 1, 1893. 

Personal Receipts: Dates November 1892-January 1893. - Receipts for items include: butcher, produce, dry goods, confections, bookseller, house furnishings, telegraph, glassware, dairy, florist, tailor, flour & grain, dress goods, apothecary, shipment on Clyde's Philadelphia, Richmond and Norfolk Steamship Line, wood, broker, wine & liquor, jewelry, embroidering, ice, electrician, livery, bakery, Adams express company, Bureau of Gas, The Philadelphia Club, upholsterer, charity ball. 

Miscellaneous: - Business card for George F. Martin with Arnold, Constable & Co., Hotels, Steamers and Railroads Furnished, New York. - Private Code Of Hext M. Perry, M.D. 

Folder 3: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in North Carolina and personal life in Philadelphia, P.A. Dates 1894. 

Business Correspondence: Dates January-December, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe accepting Coxe's "bid for land." Dated January 19, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from Eckley B. Coxe requesting Frank's assistance in a real estate matter in Pennsylvania. Dated February 22, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from M.H. Justice Attorney at Law, Rutherfordton, N.C. Dated February 23, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from W.M.E. Earle concerning property near Johnson City. Dated February 24, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from W.M.S. Harvey President of Caldwell Land and Lumber Company. Dated February 27, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from D.J. Carter Editor and Manager of the Rutherford "Herald." Dated March 1, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from Readwood Wright. Dated March 2, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from John C. Mills of Mills and Sons Grocers encouraging Coxe to run for Congress. Dated March 3, 1894. - Postcard to Frank Coxe concerning Frank Alexander, a Rutherford County surveyor from 1776. - Letter to Frank Coxe from E.B. Coxe requesting Frank's approval of a Right of Way for The Hazelton & North Side Electric Railway Company to build "a line of road" in Luzerne County, P.A. Dated March 9, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from H. Poe, President of the Greenville Gas and Electric Light and Power Company, requesting Coxe's attendance of the annual stockholders' meeting. Dated March 28, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from JNO G. Bryce, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Coal, informing Coxe of the unavailability of "pitch, tar or coal tar in Charlotte." Dated March 30, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from Charles Price Division Council for Receivers of the Richmond and Danville Railroad Company concerning property in Charlotte, N.C. Dated April 3, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from JNO Bryce concerning Coxe's purchase of Bryce's property. Dated April 4, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from JNO expressing further concern over Coxe's purchase of Bryce's property. Dated April 6, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe requesting his meeting with Henry Jackson of Spartanburg, S.C. Dated April 6, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from John C. Mills conferring Mills's permission for Coxe to use a "line of poles." Dated April 6, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from John C. Mills relaying a message from Tench Coxe informing Frank Coxe not to use the "Keppler people" or their telephones. Dated April 10, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from John C. Mills concerning the construction of a telephone line to the Charleston, Cincinnati, and Chicago Railroad station in Rutherfordton, N.C. Dated April 11, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from G.H. Mills & Son informing Coxe of operational costs. Dated April 12, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from John C. Mills describing the benefits of the "Worrell" phone over that "Bell" phone for use at the Charleston, Cincinnati, and Chicago Railroad station as well as at the Green River Plantation. Dated April 12, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from Walker & Kepler Electrical Contractors of Philadelphia, P.A. Dated June 13, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from D. Schenck, President of the Guilford Battle Ground Company. Dated June 27, 1894. - Codicil to the Will of Franklin Coxe. Dated July 10, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from the Office of Churchill & Eaves, Attorneys at Law of Rutherfordton, N.C. Dated July 16, 1894. - Letter from J. Spencer, President of The Commercial National Bank of Charlotte, N.C. Dated October 31, 1894. - Letter from J. Spencer, President of The Commercial National Bank of Charlotte, N.C. Dated November 24, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from the Presidents Office of The New York & Long island Railroad Company. Dated December 3, 1894. - Letter to Franklin Coxe Jr. Esq. from John Rodgers confirming the receipt of checks. Dated December 5, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from H.D. Lee & Company Bankers of Shelby, N.C. Dated December 6, 1894. - Undated copy of a settlement agreement between Frank Coxe and the Polk County Board of Commissioners. - Undated letter to Frank Coxe from Readwood Wright. 

Personal Correspondence: Dates March-December, 1894. - Post card from Edward Anschutz. Dated March 1, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe concerning the operation and maintenance of the Green River Plantation. Dated March 1, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from Mitchell, Fletcher & Co. Importers and Dealers in Fine Groceries. Dated March 7, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from D. Walker. Dated March 13, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from Mary R. Price. Dated March 21, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from I.W. Durham of Durham & Elliot, Manufacturers of Granite and Marble Monuments, Vaults, Tablets, and General Stone Work of Charlotte, N.C. Dated March 30, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from R. Wright. Dated April 3, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from his aunt. Dated April 3, 1894. - Telegram to Frank Coxe from Dr. Wakefield. Dated November 8, 1894. - Letter to Frank Coxe from his niece, Nellie. Dated November 30, 1894. - Post card to Frank Coxe from J. Green. Dated December 9, 1894. - Undated letter to Frank Coxe from Mary R. Price. 

Personal Receipts: Dates March & December 1894. -Receipts for items include: bank deposits, telegraph rental, fine china, milk & cream, florist, tailor, carpeting, horse harness, ice, and produce. 

Miscellaneous: - Post card advertisement for the 1894 Philadelphia Country Club's Second Golf Tournament. - Report of The Condition of the Commercial National Bank of Charlotte, N.C. 

Folder 4: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in North Carolina and personal life in Philadelphia, P.A. Dates 1895. 

Business Correspondence: Dates January-February, 1895. - Copy of the "Opinion of D. Schenck" on "The Matter of Enforcing A Contract Between The Commissioners of Polk County; North Carolina, and Col. Frank Coxe." Dated January 23, 1895. -Post card to Frank Coxe from W.M. Kelly concerning a payment made to Coxe. Dated January 4, 1895. - Letter to Frank Coxe from A.W. McAlister, Secretary and Treasurer of the Worth Wharton Real Estate and Investment Company, concerning the Southern Stock Mutual Insurance Company. Dated January 31, 1895. - Letter to Frank Coxe from John W. Biggerstaff offering to exchange property holding in Forest City, N.C. Dated February 5, 1895. - Letter to Frank Coxe from O.J. Baynard of Mill Spring, N.C. Dated February 9, 1895. - 3 Items: -Letter to Frank Coxe from F.H. Busbee, Attorney & Counselor, Raleigh, N.C. concerning the Carter and Rankin property sale as well as the "Polk County bridge" case. Dated February 11, 1895. Copy of a letter from F.H. Busbee to J.E. Rankin discussing a property sale in Asheville. Dated February 11, 1895. Copy of a letter from F.H. Busbee to Capt. M.E. Carter discussing a property sale in Asheville. Dated February 11, 1895. - Letter to Frank Coxe from E.J. Justice. Dated February 12, 1895. -Post card to Frank Coxe from Greensboro, N.C. Dated February 11, 1895. - Letter from A. Brenizer, Cashier of The Commercial National Bank of Charlotte, N.C. Dated February 11, 1895. - Letter to Frank Coxe from Greenville, S.C. confirming the receipt of a payment made by Coxe. Dated February 15, 1895. 

Business Receipts: Items pertaining to Frank Coxe's holdings in The Henrietta Mills company. Dates August & December, 1895. 

Personal Receipts: Items pertaining to Frank Coxe's domestic life in Philadelphia, P.A. Dates January-November, 1895. 

Personal Correspondence: The personal correspondence of Frank Coxe. Items include letters from Tench Coxe and other family members. Dates January-December, 1895. 

Miscellaneous: Items include invitations to a Philadelphia Club dance and the wedding of Mr. Henry Corwin Flower. Undated. 

Folder 5: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in North Carolina and personal life in Philadelphia, P.A. Dates 1896. 

Business Correspondence: Items pertaining to Frank Coxe's acquisition of property in North Carolina and business investments. Dates January-December, 1896. 

Business Receipt: Draft for quarterly interest in the St. Paul and Northern Pacific R'y Co. Dated February, 1896. 

Personal Receipts: Items pertaining to Frank Coxe's domestic life in Philadelphia, P.A. Dates January-April, 1896. 

Personal Correspondence: The personal correspondence of Frank Coxe. Dates February-December, 1896. 

Folder 6: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in North Carolina and personal life in Philadelphia, P.A. Dates 1897. 

Business Correspondence: Items pertaining to Frank Coxe's acquisition of property in North Carolina and business investments. Dates January & February, 1897. 

Personal Receipts: Items pertaining to Frank Coxe's domestic life in Philadelphia, P.A. Dates January, 1897. 

Personal Correspondence: The personal correspondence of Frank Coxe. Dates January, 1897. 

Last Will and Testament of Franklin Coxe dated December 13, 1897. Two Codicils dated December, 1897. 

Folder 7: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in North Carolina and personal life in Philadelphia, P.A. Dates 1898-1914. 

Business Correspondence: Items pertaining to Frank Coxe's acquisition of property in North Carolina and business investments. Dates 1898-1911. 

Business Receipts. Dates 1902-1914. 

Undated Personal Correspondence concerning Frank Coxe's health. 

Items relating to the Will's of Franklin Coxe and Frank Coxe. Dates 1899-1902. 

Box 4: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, North Carolina. Dates 1880-1886. 

Folder 1: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, North Carolina. Dates 1880-1884. 

Business Correspondence. Dates 1883. - Three Land Deeds. Dates: - May 30, 1883. - August 28, 1883. - September 15, 1883. Mentions "Battery Porter." 

Business Receipts: Dates 1883. - Five photo copies of a receipt from the Bank of Asheville. Dated September, 1883. 

Folder 2: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. Dates 1885. 

Business Correspondence: - Three undated hand written financial documents. 

Business Receipts: Dates January-November, 1885. - Two land deed for property on Patton Avenue purchased by Frank Coxe. 

Miscellaneous: Undated - Ad for the Oakland Hotel and Bath House. - Several hand written notes. 

Folder 3: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the building of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates October, 1885-January, 1886. 

Business Correspondence: Date October,1885. -Land deed for property on Battery Porter and Patton Avenue. October 1, 1885. 

Business Receipts: Dates October, 1885-January, 1886. Items Include: -Supply Receipt. -Labor Vouchers. -Laborer Time Sheets. 

Miscellaneous: -Advertisement for The First National Bank of Asheville. Undated. 

Folder 4: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the building of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates December, 1885-February, 1886. 

Business Correspondence: Dates December, 1885-January, 1886. - Letters concerning materials for the building of The Battery Porter Hotel. - Elevator installation contract for The Battery Porter Hotel. 

Business Receipts: Dates December, 1885-February, 1886. - Laborer Time Sheets. - Vouchers and Receipts. 

Folder 5: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the building of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates February, 1886. 

Business Correspondence: Dates February, 1886. 

Business Receipts: Dates February, 1886. - Laborer Time Sheet. 

Folder 6: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the building of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates March-April, 1886. 

Business Correspondence: Dates March-April, 1886. 

Business Receipts: Dates March-April, 1886. 

Miscellaneous: Undated - Items Include: advertisements for hotel furniture and decor, measurements of hotel rooms. 

Folder 7: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the building of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates May, 1886. 

Business Correspondence: Dates May 9 & 17, 1886. - Contract for musicians. May 9, 1886. - Contract for carpet. May 17, 1886. 

Business Receipts: Dates May, 1886. 

Folder 8: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the building of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates May-June, 1886. 

Business Correspondence: Dates June 2, 1886. - Bid for shade installation. June 2, 1886. 

Business Receipts: Dates May-June, 1886. 

Miscellaneous: Undated. - Photocopies of the Battery Park Hotel brochure. 

Box 5: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, North Carolina. Dates July-December, 1886. 

Folder 1: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the building of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates July, 1886. 

Business Receipts: July, 1886. 

Folder 2: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the building of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates August, 1886. 

Business Correspondence: Dates August, 1886. 

Business Receipts: Dates August, 1886. 

Miscellaneous: Undated. - Business Card for W.W. Wilcox Manufacturer of Baggage Checks, General Engraving. 

Folder 3: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the building of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates September 1-9, 1886. 

Business Correspondence: Date September 6, 1886. - Agreement for the construction of a wall between Frank Coxe and W.A. Torrence and Company. September 6, 1886. 

Business Receipts: Dates September 1-8, 1886. - Labor Vouchers. - Labor Time Sheets. 

Miscellaneous: Undated - Two hand written notes. - Invitation to the North Carolina State Agricultural Society Convention. 

Folder 4: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the building of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates September 10-30, 1886. 

Business Correspondence: Dates September 11-19, 1886. 

Business Receipts: Dates September 10-25, 1886. - Payroll Accounts. - Labor Vouchers. 

Miscellaneous: Undated. 

Folder 5: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the building of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates October, 1886. 

Business Correspondence: Dates October, 1886. 

Business Receipts: Dates October, 1886. - Business Receipts. - Pay Roll Accounts. 

Folder 6: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the building of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates November, 1886. 

Business Correspondence: Dates November, 1886. 

Business Receipts: Dates November, 1886. - Business Receipts. - Pay Roll Accounts. 

Folder 7: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the building of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates December, 1886. 

Business Correspondence: December 31, 1886. 

Business Receipts: Dates December, 1886. - Business Receipts. - Pay Roll Account. 

Box 6: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, North Carolina. Dates 1887-1890. 

Folder 1: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the Battery Park Hotel. Dates January-April, 1887. 

Business Correspondence: Dates February-April, 1887. 

Business Receipts: Dates January-April, 1887. 

Folder 2: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the Battery Park Hotel. Dates May-August, 1887. 

Business Correspondence: Dates July-August, 1887. 

Business Receipts: Dates May-August, 1887. - Business Receipts. - Pay Roll Accounts. 

Folder 3: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the Battery Park Hotel. Dates September-December, 1887. 

Business Correspondence: Undated. 

Business Receipts: Dates September-December, 1887. - Business Receipts - Pay Roll Accounts. 

Folder 4: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the Battery Park Hotel. Dates January-September, 1888. 

Business Correspondence: Dates February-September, 1888. 

Business Receipts: Dates January-September, 1888. 

Miscellaneous: Dates January 1, 1888 and Undated. 

Folder 5: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the Battery Park Hotel. Dates October, 1888. 

Business Correspondence: Dates October, 1888. 

Business Receipts: Dates October, 1888. - Business Receipts. - Bar Room Orders. 

Folder 6: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the Battery Park Hotel. Dates November-December, 1888. 

Business Receipts: Dates November-December, 1888. - Business Receipts. - Wine Cards. - Bar Room Orders. 

Miscellaneous: Undated. - List of materials for "Annex". 

Folder 7: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the Battery Park Hotel. Dates January-September, 1889. 

Business Correspondence: Dates May-September, 1889. 

Business Receipts: Dates January-September, 1889. - Business Receipts. - Bar Room Orders. 

Miscellaneous: Undated. - "Relating to Fire Escape." 

Folder 8: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the Battery Park Hotel. Dates January-September, 1890. 

Business Correspondence: Dates January-September, 1890. 

Business Receipts: Dates May-July, 1890. - Business Receipts. - Wine Cards. 

Box 7: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, North Carolina. Dates 1891-1903. 

Folder 1: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the operations of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates February, 1891-November, 1892. 

Business Correspondence: Dates February, 1891-November, 1892. 

Business Receipts: Dates May, 1891-November, 1892. 

Miscellaneous: Undated. - Sketch of Coxe Avenue. - Hand written note. - Advertisement for H. Clarke & Sons Incorporated (liquor distributor). 

Folder 2: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the operations of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates 1893 and January-August, 1894. 

Business Correspondence: Dates September, 1893-August, 1894. 

Business Receipts: Dates January, 1894-August, 1894. 

Miscellaneous: Undated. - Advertisement for W.F. Killon & Co. General Agents. 

Folder 3: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the operations of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates September-December, 1894. 

Business Correspondence: Dates September-December, 1894. 

Business Receipts: Dates December 6 & 11, 1894. 

Folder 4: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the operations of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates January-September, 1895. 

Business Correspondence: Dates January-September, 1895. 

Business Receipts: Dates January 24 & August 11, 1895. 

Miscellaneous: Dates April 27, 1895. - Photocopy of "The Asheville News And Hotel Reporter." 

Folder 5: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the operations of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates December, 1895. 

Business Correspondence: Dates December, 1895. 

Folder 6: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the operations of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates 1896. 

Business Correspondence: Dates January-December, 1896. 

Miscellaneous: Undated. - Addition sketch for The Battery Park Hotel. 

Folder 7: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the operations of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates 1897-1898. 

Business Correspondence: Dates January, 1897-August, 1898. 

Business Receipts: Dates January 5 & April 28, 1898. 

Folder 8: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the operations of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates 1899. 

Business Correspondence: Dates July-November, 1899. 

Personal Correspondence: Dates September-October, 1899. - Letters to Mrs. Tench Charles Coxe. Dates September-October, 1899. 

Miscellaneous: Undated. - Advertisement for the Hotel Ponce de Leon. 

Folder 9: Documents concerning Col. Frank Coxe's business in Asheville, N.C. and the operations of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates April, 1900 - May, 1903. 

Business Correspondence: Dates April, 1900 - May, 1903. 

Miscellaneous: - "The Trifler" Vol 1. February 25, 1903. 

Box 8: Scrapbooks and Account Books. Dates 1886-1903. 

Folder 1: Small leather bound book, cover "The Bank of Asheville, Asheville, N.C. In Account with Frank Coxe." Dates 1886. 

Small leather bound book, cover "The Bank of Asheville, Asheville, N.C. In Account with Frank Coxe." Dates 1886. 

Folder 2: Scrapbook, inside front cover inscribed, "Francis S. Coxe, Asheville, North Carolina, October 22nd," with "about 1900" added [most items in book predate 1900]; first page has an envelope pasted in containing a printed commemorative program. Date 1891. 

Scrapbook, inside front cover inscribed, "Francis S. Coxe, Asheville, North Carolina, October 22nd," with "about 1900" added [most items in book predate 1900]; first page has an envelope pasted in containing a printed commemorative program. Date 1891. 

Folder 3: Small book, cardboard cover labeled "Cash Book, Miunigerode Trust, Feb. 1894." 

Small book, cardboard cover labeled "Cash Book, Miunigerode Trust, Feb. 1894." 

Folder 4: Account book. Labeled "Statements to Col. Frank Coxe." Dates 1897-1903. 

Account book. Labeled "Statements to Col. Frank Coxe." Dates 1897-1903. 

Folder 5: Scrapbook. Inside front cover has an attached 1900 railway pass for Col. Frank Coxe, signed by A.B. Andrews. 

Scrapbook. Inside front cover has an attached 1900 railway pass for Col. Frank Coxe, signed by A.B. Andrews. 

Folder 6: Black and Red ledger. Dates 1900-1903. 

Black and Red ledger. Dates 1900-1903. 

Folder 7: Grey account book. Inside front cover " Francis S. Coxe October 20, 1902." 

Grey account book. Inside front cover " Francis S. Coxe October 20, 1902." 

Folder 8: Brown ledger. Front label "High Grade." Dates 1903. 

Brown ledger. Front label "High Grade." Dates 1903. 

Folder 9: Unlabeled account book with entries, marbleized cover, tabs inside. 

Unlabeled account book with entries, marbleized cover, tabs inside. 

Folder 10: Small brown ledger. Front Cover "Index." Undated. 

Small brown ledger. Front Cover "Index." Undated. 

Box 9: Business ledgers of the Coxe Family. Dates 1903-1915. 

Folder 1: Month-by-month ledger. Velvet, corrugated cover. Inside cover reads that it is a "Safe Lock Sectional Post Binder." Cover reads "Orders: Estate of Frank Coxe." Pages inside are blank. 

Month-by-month ledger. Velvet, corrugated cover. Inside cover reads that it is a "Safe Lock Sectional Post Binder." Cover reads "Orders: Estate of Frank Coxe." Pages inside are blank. 

Folder 2: Unlabeled blue book. Receipts from Battery Park Hotel pasted to pages. (June 1903-August 1904). 

Unlabeled blue book. Receipts from Battery Park Hotel pasted to pages. (June 1903-August 1904). 

Folder 3: Brown bank book from the Battery Park Bank. For the estate of Frank Coxe. Dates 1903-1908. 

Brown bank book from the Battery Park Bank. For the estate of Frank Coxe. Dates 1903-1908. 

Folder 4: Brown book entitled "The Pennsylvania Company for Insurances on Lives and Granting Annuities." Dates 1903-1909. 

Brown book entitled "The Pennsylvania Company for Insurances on Lives and Granting Annuities." Dates 1903-1909. 

Folder 5: Book with brown and green marbleized cover. Bound in red. Label on cover reads "#4 501 to 1000 Octo [sic] 10, 1904 to Jan. 13/06." Account of how much money was spent and who the money was given to. 

Book with brown and green marbleized cover. Bound in red. Label on cover reads "#4 501 to 1000 Octo [sic] 10, 1904 to Jan. 13/06." Account of how much money was spent and who the money was given to. 

Folder 6: Black book. "The Standard Diary, 1904." 

Black book. "The Standard Diary, 1904." 

Folder 7: Brown bank book from the Battery Park Bank. 1905-1910. 

Brown bank book from the Battery Park Bank. 1905-1910. 

Folder 8: Black book. "The Standard Diary, 1906." 

Black book. "The Standard Diary, 1906." 

Folder 9: Book with no cover. Account of monies spent,1906. 

Book with no cover. Account of monies spent,1906. 

Folder 10: Brown bank book from the Battery Park Bank. Belonged to Mrs. M.M. Coxe. Dates 1908. 

Brown bank book from the Battery Park Bank. Belonged to Mrs. M.M. Coxe. Dates 1908. 

Folder 11: Book with brown and green marbleized cover. Bound in red. Account of monies spent, 1908. 

Book with brown and green marbleized cover. Bound in red. Account of monies spent, 1908. 

Folder 12: Brown bank book from the Battery Park Bank. For the estate of Frank Coxe. Dates 1910-1913. 

Brown bank book from the Battery Park Bank. For the estate of Frank Coxe. Dates 1910-1913. 

Folder 13: Unlabeled black book with blue pages. Account of how much money was spent and who the money was given to. Dates 1911. 

Unlabeled black book with blue pages. Account of how much money was spent and who the money was given to. Dates 1911. 

Folder 14: Two small books entitled "Time Book Weekly." One is for 1913 and the other is for 1915. Contain list of employees names and how much time they worked. 

Two small books entitled "Time Book Weekly." One is for 1913 and the other is for 1915. Contain list of employees names and how much time they worked. 

Box 10: Business ledgers of the Coxe Family. Dates 1903-1912. 

Folder 1: Black book with burgundy trim. July 1, 1903. Contains various letters. 

Black book with burgundy trim. July 1, 1903. Contains various letters. 

Folder 2: Green book with burgundy trim. July 3, 1904. Contains various letters. 

Green book with burgundy trim. July 3, 1904. Contains various letters. 

Folder 3: Black book with brown trim. Contains various letters. Dates 1906-1907. 

Black book with brown trim. Contains various letters. Dates 1906-1907. 

Folder 4: Black book with brown trim. Contains various letters. Dates 1910-1912. 

Black book with brown trim. Contains various letters. Dates 1910-1912. 

Box 11: Documents concerning the Coxe's business in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, including the operations of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates 1903-1929. 

Folder 1: Documents concerning the Coxe's business in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, including the operations of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates March-December, 1903. 

Business Correspondence: Dates June-December, 1903. 

Business Receipts: Dates March-August, 1903. 

Folder 2: Documents concerning the Coxe's business in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, including the operations of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates 1904-1905. 

Business Correspondence: Dates November, 1904 - November, 1905. 

Business Receipts: Dates January, 1904 - December, 1905. 

Folder 3: Documents concerning the Coxe's business in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, including the operations of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates 1906. 

Business Correspondence: Dates January-December, 1906 

Business Receipts: Dates January-November, 1906. 

Miscellaneous: - "The Trifler." Dated March 8, 1906. 

Folder 4: Documents concerning the Coxe's business in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, including the operations of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates 1907-1919. 

Business Correspondence: Dates 1907-1919. 

Business Receipts: Dates 1907-1919. 

Folder 5: Documents concerning the Coxe's business in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, including the operations of the Battery Park Hotel. Dates 1920-1923. 

Business Correspondence: Dates 1920-1923. 

Folder 6: Documents concerning the purchase the Battery Park by E.W. Grove and the construction of the Grove Arcade. Hotel. Dates 1924-1929. 

Business Correspondence: Dates 1924-1929. 

Miscellaneous: - Post card from the Hotel Oregon, Portland, Ore. - "Sketch of Battery Park & Patton Avenue Stores." Dated January 8, 1925. - Two photocopies of an advertisement for Wall Street "Asheville's Newest Business District." Undated. - Three items relating to the discovery of a land deed from King George III to Daniel Coxe. Dated January 20, 1929. 

Folder 7: Canceled Checks and Receipts. Dates 1903-1929. 

Canceled Checks and Receipts. Dates 1903-1929. 

Folder 8: Items Include: - Two maps of North and South Jersey. Undated. - Business Correspondence. Undated. - Business Receipts. Dates 1903-1904. - Miscellaneous. Undated. 

Two maps of North and South Jersey. Undated. 

Business Correspondence. Undated. 

Business Receipts. Dates 1903-1904. 

Miscellaneous. Undated. 

Folder 9: "Insurance Policies." Dates 1909-1911. 

"Insurance Policies." Dates 1909-1911. 

Folder 10: Architectural sketches of 8-12 College Street. Including Brown Book Co. and Talman/Naiman/Hancock stores. 

Architectural sketches of 8-12 College Street. Including Brown Book Co. and Talman/Naiman/Hancock stores. 

Box 12: Documents concerning the Coxe family's business in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Materials concerning the history of the Coxe family. Dates 1936-1983. 

Folder 1: Documents concerning the Coxe family's business in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. Materials concerning the history of the Coxe family. Dates 1936-1974. 

Business Correspondence: Dates 1940-1965. 

Personal Correspondence: Dates 1941-1961. 

Materials concerning the history of Tench Coxe, the Speculation Lands, and the Coxe family. Dates 1936-1971. 

Materials concerning the donation of the Tench Coxe papers. Dates 1964-1974. 

Materials concerning the Carson House restoration. Dates 1963-1969. 

Miscellaneous: - Two pamphlets from St. Francis Episcopal Church. Dates April 29 & September 28, 1969. 

Folder 2: Personal and Business documents of Frank Coxe and the Coxe family history. Dates 1975-1983. 

Business Correspondence of Frank Coxe. Dates 1980-1982. 

Personal Correspondence of Frank Coxe. Dates 1975-1983. 

Notes of Doug Swain concerning the Coxe family history. Date May 3, 1983. 

Materials concerning the compilation of the Mill's family history. Dates 1981. 

Miscellaneous: - "List of Coxes receiving mail of 1/12/79." - "3 major problems in the U.S. today." Hand written. Undated. - Note "Col. Coxe other than BP Hotel & Asheville." Undated. - Envelope. "Essay of a Protaction showing in accuracies." Undated. 

Folder 3: Genealogical notes and genealogical items, post-1930. No correspondence. 

Genealogical notes and genealogical items, post-1930. No correspondence. 

Miscellaneous: - Various brochures for local attractions. 

Folder 4: Genealogy material; 2 items--Mills family, Coxe family. Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Jan. 1972. 

Genealogy Material: -2 items--Mills family, Coxe family. -Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Jan. 1972. 

Folder 5: Books/pamphlets materials (all dates; misc.). Includes pamphlet "Heavy Freight Rates: How the Southern Railway Discriminates Against Us." 

Books/pamphlets materials: - Two Bingham School Catalogue. Dates 1896 and 1903. - Asheville Real Estate Board Printed Pamphlet. Dated 1896. - Official program, Asheville Horse Show Association, 1909. Thirteen copies. - "Tips." April, 1954. - Pamphlet "Heavy Freight Rates: How the Southern Railway Discriminates Against Us." Undated. - Pamphlet. "A Motor Trip Veritably To Nature's heart In 'The Land Of The Sky.'" Undated. - Brochure. "Live And Invest In The Land of the Sky Asheville North Carolina." Undated. 

Folder 6: Misc. printed fragments, (No documentary value) undated. 

Misc. printed fragments, (No documentary value) undated. 

Box 13: Deeds, Wills, and Indentures from the Estate of Franklin Coxe. Dates 1899-1961. 

Folder 1: Deeds, Wills, and Indentures from the Estate of Franklin Coxe. Dates 1899-1907. 

Wills and documents concerning the Estate of Frankling Coxe. Dates 1899-1907. 

Deeds and Indentures from the Estate of Franklin Coxe. Dates 1903-1907. 

Folder 2: Deeds, Leases, and Indentures from the Estate of Frank Coxe. Dates 1908-1910. 

Deeds, Leases, and Indentures from the Estate of Frank Coxe. Dates 1908-1910. 

Folder 3: Deeds, Leases and Indentures from the Estate of Frank Coxe. Dates 1911-1919. 

Deeds, Leases and Indentures from the Estate of Frank Coxe. Dates 1911-1919. 

Folder 4: Deeds, Leases, and Indentures of the Coxe family. Dates 1920-1923. 

Deeds, Leases, and Indentures of the Coxe family. Dates 1920-1923. 

Folder 5: Deeds, Leases, and Indentures of the Coxe family. Dates 1924-1930. 

Deeds, Leases, and Indentures of the Coxe family. Dates 1924-1930. 

Miscellaneous: - Application For Building Permit. Date February 25, 1928. 

Folder 6: Deeds, Leases, and Indentures of the Coxe family. Dates 1931-1961. 

Deeds, Leases, and Indentures of the Coxe family. Dates 1936-1940. 

Documents concerning the Estate of Sarah Coxe. Dates 1937-1953. 

Will of Mary Potter. 

Miscellaneous: Dates 1957-1961. 

Box 14: Journal of Eliza A. Potter. June, 1891-Feb. 1892. 

Folder 1: Journal of Eliza A. Potter. Copied by Frank Coxe. Photocopy. Dates June 18, 1891-April 7, 1892. 

Folder 2: Journal of Eliza A. Potter. Photocopy. Dates 1891-1892. 

Box 15: Miscellaneous documents of Col. Frank Coxe. Dates 1882-1897. 

Folder 1: Miscellaneous documents of Col. Frank Coxe. Dates March, 1882-August, 1899. 

Business Correspondence: Dates February, 1883-August, 1899. 

Personal Correspondence: Dates February, 1885. 

Personal Receipts: Dates March, 1882-December, 1892. 

Folder 2: Miscellaneous documents of Col. Frank Coxe. Dates February, 1883-February, 1891. 

Business Correspondence: Dates February, 1883 - February, 1891. 

Personal Receipts: Dates June, 1883 - November, 1890. 

Folder 3: Miscellaneous documents of Col. Frank Coxe. Dates, 1897. 

Business Correspondence: Dates April-December, 1897. 

Business Receipts: Dates, 1897. 

Miscellaneous: Dates, 1897. 

Folder 4: Miscellaneous documents of Col. Frank Coxe. Dates October, 1896-November, 1897. 

Business Correspondence: Dates October, 1896 - November, 1897. 

Personal Correspondence: Dates March, 1897. 

Business Receipts: March, 1897. 

Miscellaneous: Undated. 

Folder 5: Miscellaneous documents of Col. Frank Coxe. Dates December, 1893 - March, 1897. 

Business Correspondence: Dates December, 1893 - March, 1897. 

Personal Correspondence: Dates January, 1894. 

Folder 6: Miscellaneous documents of Col. Frank Coxe. Dates September, 1894-January, 1895. 

Business Correspondence: Dates September, 1894 - January, 1895. 

Business Receipts: Dates October - December, 1894. 

Box 16: Miscellaneous documents of Col. Frank Coxe. Dates 

Folder 1: Silk Drawing of Battery Porter Hotel. Undated. 

Silk Drawing of Battery Porter Hotel. Undated. 

Folder 2: Colored Drawing. Side elevation of a house. Undated. 

Colored Drawing. Side elevation of a house. Undated. 

Folder 3: Miscellaneous documents of Col. Frank Coxe. Dates January, 1895 - December, 1899. 

Business Correspondence: Dates January, 1895 - December, 1899. 

Personal Correspondence: Undated. 

Business Receipts: Dates January - February, 1898. 

Miscellaneous: Date January 17, 1898. - Newspaper Clipping. 

Folder 4: Miscellaneous documents of Col. Frank Coxe. Dates December, 1894 - February, 1897. 

Business Correspondence: Dates December, 1894 - February, 1897. 

Business Receipts: Date February 3, 1897. 

Miscellaneous: Undated. 

Folder 6: Miscellaneous documents of Col. Frank Coxe. Dates March - April, 1898. 

Business Correspondence: Dates March-April, 1898. 

Personal Correspondence: Date March 26, 1898. - Letter from J. Coxe. Date March 26, 1898. 

Business Receipt: Undated. 

Folder 5: Miscellaneous documents of Col. Frank Coxe. Dates September, 1894 - March, 1895. 

Business Correspondence: Dates September, 1894-March, 1895. 

Business Receipts: Dates January & March, 1895. 

Folder 7: Miscellaneous documents of Col. Frank Coxe. Dates September, 1895 - April, 1899. 

Business Correspondence: Dates September, 1895 - April, 1899. 

Business Receipts: Dates January, 1898 - January, 1899. 

Miscellaneous: Date January, 1899. 

Folder 8: Dust jacket "Brown Book Corp." Undated. 

Dust jacket "Brown Book Corp." Undated. 

Box 17: Photographs of the Coxe family. 140 images of historic and genealogical interest and spanning the years from the late 1800's to the mid-twentieth century. 

Folder 1: Photo Negatives. 

Photo Negatives. 

Folder 2: Coxe Family Portraits. 

Manuscript - envelope for photos of Tench and Frank Coxe. 

Post card photograph of Frank and young Tench Coxe. 

Post card photograph of Frank and young Tench Coxe. 

Post card photograph of Frank and young Tench Coxe. 

Tench (?) and Sallie Coxe as teenagers. 

Tench and Sallie Coxe, 1913. 

Three young men. Tench Coxe in middle. 

Young girl in dress and hat - unidentified. 

Mary Matilda Mills, daughter of Otis Prentis Mills and Rachel Rebekah Carson. Born 10-22-38, died 11-27-14 She was the wife of Col. Frank Coxe. [Information from accompanying note] 

Tench and Sallie Coxe with Tench Jr. and Frank, 1903. 

Copy: Tench and Sallie Coxe with Tench Jr. and Frank, 1903. 

From left to right: Sallie P. Coxe Eliza Potter Frank Coxe (in back) W.F.P Coxe Tench C. Coxe Jr. c. 1911. Photograph by Nace Brock. 

Col. Franklin Coxe Jane McBee Alexander (Mrs. Francis Sidney Coxe) - mother of Col. Coxe Daisy Coxe - daughter of Col. Coxe Daisy Coxewright - daughter of Daisy Coxe (Mrs. William T. Wright), later - Mrs. William T.[?] Forbes. Photocopy. 

Mrs. Otis Prentis Mills or Rachel Rebekah Carson, Feb. 18, 1812 - Jan. 18, 1856. Born Green River Plantation. Daughter of Joseph McDowell Carson 1779-1860, born at Pleasant Gardens - moved to Green River. Accompanying manuscript genealogy of Rachael Rebekah Carson. 

Portrait of a woman, unidentified, at the Coxe plantation. Photocopy. 

Folder 3: Coxe Family Portraits; Family homes other than Cedar Hills. 

Klondyke - Built by Tench Charles Coxe - 1898. 

Klondyke - about 1915 - Eliza's 5th birthday. Recognize Bates McKee, Charles Waddell, Harold Rees, Billy Coxe. 

Klondyke - Children swimming. Eliza's 5th birthday. About 1915. 

Green River House - Col. Frank Coxe, Tench C. Coxe (son), and Franklin Coxe (grandson). 1900. 

Green River House, south steps - about 1900 - In the picture are, Col. and Mrs. Frank Coxe, Tench Coxe - against post to left, Frank (S.) Coxe - against post to right, Sallie P. (Mrs. Tench) near center looking to her right to a nurse, with Frank Coxe (baby). Others not identified although believe Daisy Coxe (Mrs. William T. Wright) is near center. Other children could be Daisy Wright (the daughter) - William C. (Buzzie) Wright, son. Seated center, bottom steps - Otis Mills Coxe. To left of Mrs. Frank Coxe is Maude Coxe. Near right knee of Maude Coxe is Tench Francis Coxe, son of Otis M. Coxe and Mary Connely Coxe - he died in Asheville, Nov. 1922. 

Crossing - Frank and Tench Coxe with others. 

Folder 4: Coxe Family Portraits; On Carriages at Various Locations. 

Battery Park Hotel - Steps and Porch - Large Group Gathered. 

Col. Franklin Coxe, family and friends before Battery Park Hotel - driving his private coach. 

Copy: Col. Franklin Coxe, family and friends before Battery Park Hotel - driving his private coach. 

Copy: Col. Franklin Coxe, family and friends before Battery Park Hotel - driving his private coach. 

Two Photocopies: Col. Franklin Coxe, family and friends before Battery Park Hotel - driving his private coach. 

Tench Coxe driving carriage with ladies, 1903. 

Tench Coxe driving carriage with ladies and men - large group gathered on porch behind. 

Tench Coxe driving carriage. Small group gathers on porch behind. 

Col. Frank Coxe driving carriage. 

Folder 5: Cedar Hills House. 10 groupings. See interleaf note. 

Envelope for photographs. Photos - all taken at Cedar Hills over many years - includes christening pictures Frank & Shirley - also Mr. & Mrs. Lord on a visit. 

Cedar Hills house covered in vines. 

Postcard - postmarked Asheville, 1918. "Cedar Hills."On back: Dear Boat, The name of that apple is "Starles" Delicious," & I think it was raised near Tryon - Dearest Love S.P.C. 

Entrance drive way to Cedar Hills Plantation. 

Cedar Hills. Log Cabin. Three ladies stand outside. 

Cedar Hills. Mountain and river view. 

Cedar Hills house in winter. Front view. 

Cedar Hills. Man holding a turtle and frog, with two ladies by porch - unknown. 

Cedar Hills. Four playing with dog by car - unknown. 

Cedar Hills. Dirt road - soldier on horse - unknown. 

Cedar Hills. Couple pose in front of porch - man in uniform - unknown. 

Cedar Hills. Group of nine youth laughing on lawn - unknown. 

Cedar Hills. Group gathered on lawn. Tench Coxe sitting. 

Cedar Hills. Fall 1927. Unknown group. 

Cedar Hills. Fall 1927. Men and baby. Unknown. 

Cedar Hills. Large group sitting on lawn. Unknown. 

Cedar Hills. Fall. Large group pose in front of house. 

Cedar Hills. Girl drinks from the original Mills Spring. 

Cedar Hills. Courthouse. 

Cedar Hills. Ladies in car with a dog. 

Cedar Hills. Six gathered at the river; old dock. 

Cedar Hills. Four ladies stand bundled on road by car. 

Cedar House. Five stand in front of house. 

Cedar House. Two men on porch of log cabin. 

Cedar House. Five peer over rail of log cabin. Tench Coxe in the background. 

Cedar House. Couple holds baby by porch. 

Cedar Hills. Lady sits on porch with young Frank S. and Shirley Coxe. 

Cedar Hills. Man holding child by a stone wall. 

Cedar Hills. Workers gather by wagon. 

Cedar Hills. Two ladies in riding gear. View from behind. 

Cedar Hills. Three men and three woman pose on bench. Frank and Julia Coxe on the right. 

Cedar Hills. Two dogs pulling girl on sled. 

Cedar Hills. Girl rides white horse in high water. 

Cedar Hills. Man, woman, and dog hunting with shotguns. 

Cedar Hills. Sallie Coxe sitting on brick step with Frank and Shirley Coxe. 

Cedar Hills. Young Frank and Shirley Coxe sitting on back step. 

Cedar Hills. Young Frank and Shirley Coxe standing by a small tree. 

Cedar Hills. Group poses under tree. 

Cedar Hills. Franklin Coxe poses with family and others in sunlight. 

Cedar Hills. Julia Coxe with Frank and Shirley and other family members. 

Cedar Hills. Young Frank and Shirley (on right) with two other children 

Cedar Hills. Frank and Julia L. Coxe with children Frank and Shirley. Frank on bicycle. 

Cedar Hills. Identities as far as we can ascertain - Left to Right: Sallie P. Coxe, in back, with grandchildren - Tench C. III and Cathy B. Coxe, children of Tench C. Jr. and Frances H.- Mary S. and William F.P. Coxe Jr., children of William F. P. and Mary B. - Frank S. and Shirley Coxe, children of Franklin and Julia B.L. Coxe. 

Cedar Hills. Children gather in pasture with mule. Shirley Coxe riding, Frank S. Coxe standing with others. 

Cedar Hills. Three men and a boy bale hay. 

Cedar Hills. Franklin and Julia Coxe (left) with children Frank and Shirley, and two ladies. 

Cedar Hills. African American family posing on steps of cabin. 

Cedar Hills. African American woman with four children - on steps. 

Cedar Hills. Frank and Shirley Coxe pose with other children by log cabin - boy on front row holds a gun. 

Cedar Hills. Shirley, Cathy B. and Mary S. Coxe on Mule. Frank Coxe holds reins. 

Cedar Hills. Sallie P. Coxe with Franklin Coxe and Julia B.L. Coxe, and Shirley and Frank S. - Frank S. pets dog. 

Cedar Hills. Franklin Coxe and family, daughter on mule, by barn. 

Cedar Hills. Frank S. Coxe in uniform. 

Cedar Hills. Christening of Frank S. and Shirley Coxe. 

Folder 6: Wall Street, College Street, Patton Avenue; 1920s through 1940s. 

May 1917. Parade in Asheville after declaration of War - Seniors of the Asheville School carrying the flag - F.C. [Frank Coxe?] this side, 3rd from front. Corner of Broadway and College - Langren Hotel right-rear. 

Store fronts on Wall St. and College St. 

Patton Avenue. 

Storefronts on Wall Street. Brown Book Company. 

Storefronts on College Street. 

Patton Avenue post office before Pritchard Park. 

Public Service building, Patton Avenue at College Street merge - front of building. 

Public Service building from Patton Avenue. at College Street merge - side of building. 

Wall Street. Public Service Building in distance. 

Wall Street. View from Public Service Building. 

Duplicate: Wall Street. View from Public Service Building. 

Brown Book Company. College Street. 

Folder 7: Wall Street and College Street. Late 1950's through 1970. 

Late 1950's College St. - Various views of Talman, Karr Jewelers, Kiddies Band Box, and Books-Stationary-Gifts. Four negatives. 

Late 1950's College St. - Various views of Talman, Karr Jewelers, Kiddies Band Box, and Books-Stationary-Gifts. Four negatives. 

Four photos of College Street. Various views of Talman, Karr Jewelers, Kiddies Band Box, and Books-Stationary-Gifts. Last photograph is marked with blue pen. Dated 1959. 

Six photos. Various views of Wall Street. Dates late 1950's-1960's. 

View of Public Service Building from Wall Street. Date 1950's or 1960's. 

Closer view of Public Service Building from Wall Street. Date 1950's or 1960's. 

View of Wall Street from above. 

College Street. Talman's Office Supplies store. 

Folder 8: Miscellaneous Photographs. 

Postcard. Smith-McDowell House on the campus of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Institute at the 283 Victoria Road (formerly the Buncombe Turnpike). Restored as a heritage center by the Western North Carolina Historical Association. Built in 1840 by James M. Smith, first child of white parentage born west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Later home of Major William W. McDowell, noted for his efforts in the War Between the States. 

Envelope for photographs 111-115. [front] old shot - downtown Asheville Mr. Frank Coxe, Vice President [recipient] First Union National Bank Eleven Church Street Asheville, North Carolina [back] Henry W. Ledford [sender] The Langren Asheville, NC. Old shot of Asheville 1900-1920 period - Henry Ledford gave to me. 

Pack Square, Asheville, N.C., looking south, showing Memorial Library to right of Vance Monument and Central Bank And Trust Co. Bldg. to left. 

[on back] "To my friend Frank Coxe from Henry Ledford" [Pack Square - looking east by southeast] 

Copy of photo. Pack Square, Asheville, N.C., looking south, showing Memorial Library to right of Vance Monument and Central Bank And Trust Co. Bldg. to left. [on back] "To my friend Frank Coxe from Henry Ledford." 

Asheville Club [left], Post Office [center], Patton Avenue [right] [on back] "To my friend Frank Coxe from Henry" 

Asheville, N.C. Buncombe County Court House [on back] "To my friend Frank Coxe from Henry Ledford" 

Tombstone theater prop. 

United Mine Workers. Hazleton Pennsylvania. Date 1960. 

Anthracite Industry - model of mining complex. 

Speech by Frank Coxe (center) at the Rutherford County Historical Society. 

Presentation of photo of Spindale House. People unidentified. Date 1983. 

Booklet of Coxe tombstones and churches where they were buried. 11 photos: - Tomb of: "John Coxe, died 1758. Daniel Coxe, died 1759. Rebecca Coxe, died 1802." - Church and cemetery. - Church and cemetery - from left angle. - Cemetery. - Church sanctuary. - Floor plate: "Daniel Coxe died April 25th, 1759. Etat 65. Sarah Coxe died June the 25th, 1725. Etat 55." - William and Mary Coxe tombstone: "William Coxe died 11th October, 1801. Aged 78 Years. Mary Coxe. Wife of ..." - Church by railroad tracks. - Different view of the John, Daniel, and Rebecca Coxe tomb. - Brick building. - Floor plate: "Daniel Coxe died April 25th, 1759. Etat 65." 

Unidentified pond. 

Game played at Riverside park. Benefit of Mission Hospital. Date 1905. As recognized - Left to Right: ____ , Pierre Lorriflard, F.M.W. Graham, ____ , ____ , Randolph, ____ , ____ , Cain [?] D.C. Waddell, Thomas Settle, The Rev. Mr. W.T. Capers, later Bishop of South Texas, & Billy's godfather. 

Folder 9: Color Prints - 1970's. 

B.F.C Club. Oedt Unions. Tom Henderson - Charlotte. Watts Gunn - Atlanta. Frank Coxe or right. Date 1978. 

Christening, 1957. Frank Coxe on the left. 

Postcard, 1972: "In case you have no picture of Uncle Kenneth! You may like his one. He was a dapper! wasn't he? Hope all is well & we think of you - Lots of love Mary L." Addressed to: Ms. [Mr.?] Frank Coxe, Stuyinestat [?] Rd. Biltmore, North Carolina 

Izand children's party: Jule Coxe, Dave Fall, Martha McKon, D. Ross, Cynthia Ross, Pen Griffith Bobby Izand, Madeline Barnard, Frank Coxe. 

Duplicate photo of: Izand children's party: Jule Coxe, Dave Fall, Martha McKon, D. Ross, Cynthia Ross, Pen Griffith Bobby Izand, Madeline Barnard, Frank Coxe. 

Izand children's party. Back Row: Tom McKay J.H.C. Ketter Walton Genevieve Fruith [?] Jack & Bobby Izand 

Chapel above Green River House. "In Bad Repair." Date 1975. 

Box 18: Miscellaneous photocopies of original documents. 

Over Sized Items. Box 1. Dates 1797-1842. 

Copy of a survey by Robert Henry. Date 1797. 

Copy of a survey by Robert Henry. Date 1797. 

Land contract between William Coxe, Daniel Coxe, and Tench Coxe. Date May 1, 1807. 

Land contract between William Coxe, Daniel Coxe, and Tench Coxe. Date May 1, 1807. 

Hand written copy of a land deed concerning property purchased by Tench Coxe in Rutherford County, NC. Date May 1, 1807. 

Hand written copy of a land deed concerning property purchased by Tench Coxe in Rutherford County, NC. Date May 1, 1807. 

Land purchase correspondence of Frank Coxe, Esq. Date April 15, 1815. 

Land purchase correspondence of Frank Coxe, Esq. Date April 15, 1815. 

Land purchase inquiries by Frank Coxe, Esq. Date May 10, 1815. 

Land purchase inquiries by Frank Coxe, Esq. Date May 10, 1815. 

Land inquiry by Frank Coxe, Esq. Date May 10, 1815. 

Land inquiry by Frank Coxe, Esq. Date May 10, 1815. 

Articles of agreement. Coxe family. Date May 18, 1822. 

Articles of agreement. Coxe family. Date May 18, 1822. 

Letter to Francis Coxe from Charles Sidney Coxe concerning land deeds of the late Tench Coxe. Date August 27, 1823. 

Letter to Francis Coxe from Charles Sidney Coxe concerning land deeds of the late Tench Coxe. Date August 27, 1823. 

Mayor's Certificate. Date 1825. 

Mayor's Certificate. Date 1825. 

Copy of a 1835 land deed of Tench Coxe. Deed certified and registered in Rutherford County, NC. Date September, 1838. 

Copy of a 1835 land deed of Tench Coxe. Deed certified and registered in Rutherford County, NC. Date September, 1838. 

Cancellation of a land bond from 1839. Date May 19, 1841. 

Cancellation of a land bond from 1839. Date May 19, 1841. 

Land Indenture. Date August 27, 1842. 

Land Indenture. Date August 27, 1842. 

Copy of an 1802 land purchase by Tench Coxe. Date November, 1842. 

Copy of an 1802 land purchase by Tench Coxe. Date November, 1842. 

Over Sized Items. Box 2. Dates 1845-1880. 

Agreement between Isom Womack and Francis S. Coxe to clear and fence land in Rutherford County, NC. Date June 5, 1845. 

Agreement between Isom Womack and Francis S. Coxe to clear and fence land in Rutherford County, NC. Date June 5, 1845. 

Building contract between Francis S. Coxe and William Griffin for a "log dwelling" in Rutherford County, NC. Date 1846. 

Building contract between Francis S. Coxe and William Griffin for a "log dwelling" in Rutherford County, NC. Date 1846. 

Letter to Daniel W. Coxe, including envelope. Date 1850. 

Letter to Daniel W. Coxe, including envelope. Date 1850. 

"Statement of Notes and Accounts by F.S.C." Date 1852. 

"Statement of Notes and Accounts by F.S.C." Date 1852. 

Land survey of 1,100 acres in Rutherford County, NC. Date 1853. 

Land survey of 1,100 acres in Rutherford County, NC. Date 1853. 

Land survey of property in Rutherford Count, NC. Date November 3, 1853. 

Land survey of property in Rutherford Count, NC. Date November 3, 1853. 

Land Indenture. Date October 16, 1875. 

Land Indenture. Date October 16, 1875. 

Land Indenture. Date February 28, 1876. 

Land Indenture. Date February 28, 1876. 

Land Indenture. Date December 2, 1876. 

Land Indenture. Date December 2, 1876. 

Land Deed. Date April 7, 1877. 

Land Deed. Date April 7, 1877. 

Land Indenture. Date January 10, 1878. 

Land Indenture. Date January 10, 1878. 

Land Indenture. Date March 2, 1878. 

Land Indenture. Date March 2, 1878. 

Land Indenture. Date January 8, 1879. 

Land Indenture. Date January 8, 1879. 

Official copy of a land deed between J. Bryce and Frank Coxe for property in Mechlenburg County, NC. Date June 4, 1880. 

Official copy of a land deed between J. Bryce and Frank Coxe for property in Mechlenburg County, NC. Date June 4, 1880. 

Official copy of a land deed between "McLane & Wife," "Hilton & Wife," and Franklin Coxe. Date July 19, 1880. 

Official copy of a land deed between "McLane & Wife," "Hilton & Wife," and Franklin Coxe. Date July 19, 1880. 

Over Sized Items. Box 3. Dates 1883-1897. 

Hand written copy of a land deed between Robert M. Furman & Wife and Frank Coxe for property in Swain-Macon County, NC. Date December, 1883. 

Hand written copy of a land deed between Robert M. Furman & Wife and Frank Coxe for property in Swain-Macon County, NC. Date December, 1883. 

Land Deed. Date June 7, 1884. 

Land Deed. Date June 7, 1884. 

Land Deed. Date May 21, 1884. 

Land Deed. Date May 21, 1884. 

Payroll for laborers. Date November, 1885. 

Payroll for laborers. Date November, 1885. 

Payroll for laborers. Date December 4, 1885. 

Payroll for laborers. Date December 4, 1885. 

Boiler Specifications. Battery park Hotel. Date February 25, 1886. 

Boiler Specifications. Battery park Hotel. Date February 25, 1886. 

Receipt for plumbing supplies. Date March 3, 1886. 

Receipt for plumbing supplies. Date March 3, 1886. 

Receipt for Porcelain wares. Date June 9, 1886. 

Receipt for Porcelain wares. Date June 9, 1886. 

"Assessment of Franchise Railroads." Date June 26, 1886. 

"Assessment of Franchise Railroads." Date June 26, 1886. 

Letter to Frank Coxe from his cousin, Mary O'Hanlon. Date May 18, 1890. 

Letter to Frank Coxe from his cousin, Mary O'Hanlon. Date May 18, 1890. 

Letter to Frank Coxe. Date May 24, 1890. 

Letter to Frank Coxe. Date May 24, 1890. 

Stock information for the Charleston, Cincinnati, and Chicago Railroad. Date July 1, 1890. 

Stock information for the Charleston, Cincinnati, and Chicago Railroad. Date July 1, 1890. 

Account summary for Col. Frank Coxe. Date 1892. 

Account summary for Col. Frank Coxe. Date 1892. 

Grocery receipt. Date November 1, 1892. 

Grocery receipt. Date November 1, 1892. 

Land Deed. Date 1897. 

Land Deed. Date 1897. 

Land Deed for 377 acres in Rutherford County, NC. Date April 6, 1897. 

Land Deed for 377 acres in Rutherford County, NC. Date April 6, 1897. 

Over Sized Items. Box 4. Documents concerning the construction of the Battery Park Hotel and downtown Asheville. Dates 1886-1944. 

First floor blueprint of the Battery Park Hotel. Date 1886. 

First floor blueprint of the Battery Park Hotel. Date 1886. 

First floor blueprint of the Battery Park Hotel. Date 1886. 

First floor blueprint of the battery Park Hotel. Date 1886. 

Second floor blueprint of the Battery Park Hotel. Date 1886. 

Second floor blueprint of the Battery Park Hotel. Date 1886. 

Fifth story blueprint of the Battery Park Hotel. Date 1886. 

Fifth story blueprint of the Battery Park Hotel. Date 1886. 

Payroll sheet. Date September 10, 1886. 

Payroll sheet. Date September 10, 1886. 

Payroll sheet. Date September 10, 1886. 

Payroll sheet. Date September 10, 1886. 

Payroll sheet. Date September 18, 1886. 

Payroll sheet. Date September 18, 1886. 

Land Deed. Date October 1, 1887. 

Land Deed. Date October 1, 1887. 

Abstract of mortgage deeds. Dates 1876-1888. 

Abstract of mortgage deeds. Dates 1876-1888. 

Land Deed. Date September 1, 1890. 

Land Deed. Date September 1, 1890. 

Blueprints for alterations to the Battery Park Hotel. Date 1896. 

Blueprints for alterations to the Battery Park Hotel. Date 1896. 

Blueprints of downtown Asheville. Dates 1924-1928. 6 items. Fragile. 

Blueprints of downtown Asheville. Dates 1924-1928. 6 items. Fragile. 

Blueprints of downtown Asheville. Dates 1943-1944. 2 items. 

Blueprints of downtown Asheville. Dates 1943-1944. 2 items. 

Map of downtown Asheville. Undated. 

Map of downtown Asheville. Undated. 

Items have been placed in map case drawer due to size and fragility. Documents concerning Coxe family land purchases in North Carolina. Dates 1807-1839. 

Item 1:Deed executed in Philadelphia, P.A. on April 30, 1822. 16 signatures, most are Coxe surnames. Endorsed/notarized at extreme lower right by Robert Wharton, Mayor of Philadelphia. Validation on reverse, North Carolina 1839. Document is folded, torn, and fragile. 

Item 2: Document filed under 1807 date, is attached by a notary seal to another 1825 document, both respecting the state of New Jersey; counted as one item together. Document is folded fused by wax seals. Document is extremely fragile. 

Item 3: Map and "Essay of Protraction," undated, early 19th century; indicates, describes and corrects tracts of Rutherford County property. Document is badly damaged and folded. 

Item in oversized storage. 

Acccount Book - Estate of Frank Coxe (1908-1914)