Cooch, Francis A.

Scope and Contents Francis A. Cooch was the author of Little Known History of Newark, Delaware and Its Environs (1936). He was a member of the Cooch family, who occupied the Cooch House (built about 1760, located south of Newark, Delaware) for seven generations. The Francis A. Cooch papers consist of a bank account book, bills, receipts, correspondence, and letters. Much of the material focuses on living and housing expenses, such as coal and gas, insurance, housing construction and...