John Bragg Letters
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2007
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of five letters written by John Bragg of Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama to the editor of the “Daily Globe” from November 1853 to December 1857 requesting subscriptions to the “globe” during the sessions of Congress. In a couple of the letters he mentions that there are several subscribers in the Mobile area and suggests that the papers for these subscribers be packaged together to prevent the individual papers from going astray in the mail.
Dates
- 1835-11-28 - 1857-12-22
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Biographical / Historical
John Bragg was born on January 14, 1806 near Warrenton, Warren County, North Carolina. He studied law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was admitted to the bar in 1830. He practiced law in Warrenton and was a member of the State house of commons of North Carolina from 1830-1834. He moved to Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama in 1836 and continued to practice law. He was appointed judge of the 10th judicial circuit in 1842 and served as a member of the State house of representatives. He served in the United States Congress from 1851-1853, but declined a second term. He returned to Mobile and resumed his law practice there, while still remaining active in local and state politics. He died on August 10, 1878 in Mobile.
Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (5 letters, 5 pages)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Letters written by John Bragg of Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama to the editor of the “Daily Globe” from November 1853 to December 1857 requesting subscriptions to the “globe” during the sessions of Congress.
Processing Information
Processed by Martha Bace, 2007
- Title
- Guide to John Bragg Letters
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository