Lucy E. Biggs Journal

1856-1858
Manuscript Collection #1038
Portions of this collection are digitized (1 item)
Print Finding Aid
Request Onsite Use
Creator(s)
Biggs, Lucy E.
Physical description
0.075 Cubic Feet, 1 item
Preferred Citation
Lucy E. Biggs Journal (#1038), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
Repository
ECU Manuscript Collection
Access
No restrictions

Journal written by Lucy E. Briggs from 1856-1858.

Biographical/historical information

Lucy E. Briggs was born April 2, 1835 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina and died October 11, 1862. Her father was Senator Asa Briggs (1811-1878) and her mother was Martha Elizabeth "Patsy" Andrews Biggs (1814-1885). Lucy had many siblings with only a few surviving to adulthood. The Biggs family were enslavers, having almost 14 enslaved people before emancipation. Asa Biggs was a senator and later served as a Confederate district judge.

Scope and arrangement

This collection contains a single journal written by Lucy E. Biggs. The journal records her life in Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD. Journal has been digitized and can be found at ECU Digital Collections.

Administrative information
Custodial History

May 24, 2005 (unprocessed) 1 item, 0.075 cubic feet; Journal (1856-1858) of Miss Lucy Biggs, daughter of Senator Asa Biggs (Democrat - North Carolina, 1855-1858), recording her life in Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD, including family, social, and political events, and concluding prior to father's return to North Carolina to become U. S. District Judge for North Carolina; also including names and addresses of acquaintances. Holograph. Loaned by Ann P. Phelps, Branch Librarian, Martin Memorial Library, Williamston, NC

Source of acquisition

Loaned by Ann P. Phelps, Branch Librarian, Martin Memorial Library, Williamston, NC

Processing information

Encoded by Mark Custer, January 3, 2008

Copyright notice

Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.

Key terms
Personal Names
Biggs, Asa, 1811-1878--Family
Biggs, Lucy E.
Family Names
Biggs family
Topical
Children of politicians--North Carolina
Places
North Carolina--Politics and government--1775-1865
United States--Politics and government--1815-1861