Briggs, Isaac,  1763-1825. <br/><br/>
Isaac Briggs papers, 1691-1886. 

 - 220  items. 1  container. 1  microfilm reel. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Correspondence, writings, circulars, patents, and patent applications.  Subjects include the Society of Friends, Elias Hicks and the Hicksites, appointments to office, abolition, slavery, and public education.  Correspondents include William C.C. Claiborne, DeWitt Clinton, Albert Gallatin, Thomas Jefferson, John Mason, and members of the Briggs family. 
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<br/><br/><br/>Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. <br/>Washington, D.C. : <br/>Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, <br/>1945. <br/>In part, transcripts. 
<br/><br/><br/>Surveyor, engineer, mathematician, and astronomer. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 78013763  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Claiborne, William C. C. 1775-1817 --Correspondence.<br/>Clinton, DeWitt, 1769-1828 --Correspondence.<br/>Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849 --Correspondence.<br/>Hicks, Elias, 1748-1830. <br/>Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 --Correspondence.<br/>Mason, John, 1766-1849 --Correspondence.<br/>Briggs family--Correspondence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Abolitionists.<br/>Hicksites.<br/>Patents.<br/>Public schools.<br/>Slavery--United States.<br/>Society of Friends.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Astronomers.<br/>Engineers.<br/>Mathematicians.<br/>Surveyors.