Asa Biggs papers, 1854-1915
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Summary
- Creator:
- Biggs, Asa, 1811-1878
- Abstract:
- Pre-Civil War letters refer to a mercantile firm in which the Biggs family had an interest. Two letters are from Cushing Biggs Hassell. Wartime correspondence in cludes letters, concentrated in 1864-1865, of two sons, Henry A. and William Biggs, describing service in the 17th North Carolina Regiment and Manley's Battery near Petersburg and Wilmington. There is no material in this collection concerning Biggs's political career. His letters to his wife are personal in nature. There is a brief diary begun by Biggs's daughter, possibly Lucy or Della, in 1854 during a visit to Washington, which largely records household duties and financial accounts.
- Extent:
- 0.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.11212
Background
- Scope and content:
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Personal correspondence of Biggs and his family. Pre-Civil War letters refer to a mercantile firm in which the Biggs family had an interest. Two letters are from Cushing Biggs Hassell. Wartime correspondence includes letters, concentrated in 1864-1865, of two sons, Henry A. and William Biggs, de scribing service in the 17th North Carolina Regiment and Manley's Battery near Petersburg and Wilmington. There is no material in this collection concerning Biggs's political career. His letters to his wife are personal in nature. There is a brief diary begun by Biggs's daughter, possibly Lucy or Della, in 1854 during a visit to Washington, which largely records household duties and financial accounts. Also includes 2 printed pamphlets from 1915: "Presentation of Portrait of Honorable Asa Biggs to United States District Court," and "Autobiography of Asa Biggs, Including A Journal of a Trip from North Carolina to New York in 1832."
- Biographical / historical:
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Asa Biggs was a lawyer, legislator, and judge. He was a member of the North Carolina House of Commons (1840 and 1842), the North Carolina Senate (1844, 1854), the U.S. House of Representatives (1846-1847), and the U.S. Senate (1855-1858). He was appointed U.S. District Judge for North Carolina (1858-1861) and then North Carolina District Judge for the Confederate States of America (1861-1865). He moved to Virginia in 1869 and died in Norfolk in 1878.
- Acquisition information:
- The Asa Biggs Papers were first received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 1932.
- Processing information:
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Processed by RL Staff. Collection guide created by Meghan Lyon in June 2016.
Accessions described in this collection guide: 1932; 2016-0050.
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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