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1Title:  James A. Briggs Papers     
 Creator:  Briggs, James A. 
 Dates:  1842-1849 
 Abstract:  James A. Briggs (1811-1889) was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer and banker. The collection consists of letters received by Briggs, primarily from Joshua R. Giddings, concerning personal and political matters. 
 Call #:  MS 2861 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Briggs, James A., 1811-1889. | Antislavery movements -- United States. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861.
 
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2Title:  Harvey Family Correspondence     
 Creator:  Harvey Family 
 Dates:  1825-1860 
 Abstract:  Jonathan Harvey (1780-1859) was a United States Representative from New Hampshire. In 1833, his second cousin, Moses Harvey, moved with his family from New London, New Hampshire to a farm in Concord Township, Lake County, Ohio (near Painesville), where he served as a county probate judge (1863-1870). Moses' son, Thomas W. Harvey (1794-1870) was a leading Ohio educator and author of grammar books and readers. The collection consists of eight letters (1826-1838) from Jonathan Harvey to Moses Harvey, concerning United States politics and John C. Calhoun; one letter (1833) from Jacob Harvey to Moses Harvey; one letter (1860) from Thomas W. Harvey to Mr. & Mrs. Moses Harvey; and one letter (1825) from Moses Harvey to his wife, Sarah, mentioning a visit from General Lafayette. 
 Call #:  MS 3908 
 Extent:  0.10 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850. | Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, 1757-1834. | Harvey family. | Legislators -- United States -- Correspondence. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861.
 
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3Title:  Allen Trimble Papers     
 Creator:  Trimble, Allen 
 Dates:  1793-1868 
 Abstract:  Allen Trimble (1783-1870) was the Governor of Ohio (1822, 1826-1830) who had served as a colonel in the War of 1812, an Ohio state congressman and senator (1816-1819), and a commissioner of the Canal Fund. His brother, William A., was a United States Senator The collection consists of correspondence, deeds, bonds, wills, receipts, army discharges, surveys, land warrants, petitions, account records and newspaper clippings relating to Governor Trimble and his family. 
 Call #:  MS 3205 
 Extent:  1.60 linear feet (4 containers) 
 Subjects:  Trimble, Allen, 1783-1870. | Trimble family. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Miscellanea. | Canals -- Ohio. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861. | United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources.
 
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