Biographical sketch of Ansel Briggs, 1922 / by Charles N. Sinnett.

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Biographical sketch of Ansel Briggs, 1922 / by Charles N. Sinnett.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86125679

A typed biographical sketch of Ansel Briggs, an early pioneer of Andrew, Iowa, detailing his election and service as the first governor of Iowa. Includes genealogical notes on the Briggs family (1600s-1920s).

14 pages.

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 8341190

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