[Letter] 1834 Apr. 23, New York [to] I.A. Briggs, Cleveland, Ohio [manusript] / James Kent.

Briggs, I. A.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6x71cz3 (person)

Quinn, Edmond T.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6dz1vcv (person)

Kent, James, 1763-1847

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6w3843z (person)

These maps were compiled over a period of years by Chancellor Kent, a well-known American jurist who was a dominant state supreme court judge in New York throughout the Federalist era. The extensive manuscript annotations are in his hand. These notes are often dated, some as early as the 1820s and others as late as 1840. It is unclear what prompted Kent to assemble this volume, but a possible reason was his interest in missionary activities, often referred to in the notes, which display an intim...