Correspondence, 1832-1861.

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Correspondence, 1832-1861.

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This correspondence was written almost entirely during Briggs' career as a U.S. Congressman and Massachusetts Governor. Several letters from Horace Mann (1796-1859) and, to a lesser extent, from Mark Hopkins (1802-1887) and Edward Everett (1794-1865) illustrate Briggs' interest in matters concerning education. Briggs received many letters about politics and legal cases from John Davis (1787-1854). For the most part, the remaining correspondence concerns itself with recommendations, invitations, and various messages of an official nature. A number of these letters were sent by John Gorham Palfrey (1796-1881) and Josiah Quincy (1802-1882).

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Everett, Edward, 1794-1865

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Quincy, Josiah, 1802-1882

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Briggs, George N. (George Nixon), 1796-1861

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Mann, Horace, 1796-1859

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Horace Mann was an educator and a statesman who greatly advanced the cause of universal, free, non-sectarian public schools. Mann also advocated temperance, abolition, hospitals for the mentally ill, and women's rights. From the description of Horace Mann Letter, 1858. (University of the Pacific). WorldCat record id: 213372958 Horace Mann, "Father of our Public Schools," was born in Franklin, Massachusetts on May 4, 1796. His family was poor and his father di...

Davis, John, 1787-1854

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John Davis (1787-1854) of Massachusetts was serving in the U.S. Senate at the time this letter was written. He served from March 4, 1835 to January 5, 1841, and March 24, 1845 to March 3, 1853. From the description of Letter : Washington, D.C., to J. G. Marshall, Hancock County, West Virginia, [1835?-1853?] February 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122609063 American statesman and Governor of Massachusetts. From the guide to the John Davis testimony and affidav...

Hopkins, Mark, 1802-1887

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