Bagg Family Papers
c.00251

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Creator
Bagg family, (Joseph Bagg, 1797-1864)
Title
Bagg family papers
ID
c.00251
Date
1791, 1839-1844, 1878
Extent
0.1 Cubic feet , 2 folders
Language
English

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."

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Scope and Contents note

The Bagg family papers contain a letter of welcome from residents of Savannah, Georgia, to George Washington, during his visit to Savannah in 1791. Also included are letters to Dr. Joseph Bagg and his wife, Eliza, of Detroit, Michigan. Two letters from Eliza's sister, Abby Billings, send family news and complain about housework (1843, 1844). A letter from the Baggs' son-in-law, W.G. Austin, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, describes the presidential election of 1844. School compositions by the Baggs' daughter, Abby, who later married Austin, are included (1839-1840). A diary, whose author is not identified, records primarily weather conditions as well as some agricultural prices and a trip to New Orleans during Mardi Gras.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections November 1964

Conrad Hall
888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu

Revision Description

  March 2000

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Legal Status

Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Custodial History

Gift of Mrs. C.B. Miller, 1957-07-10. Transferred by Michigan State University Museum.

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Controlled Access Headings

Genre(s)

  • Diaries
  • Letters (correspondence)

Geographic Name(s)

  • Detroit (Mich.)
  • Michigan -- Description and travel
  • Savannah (Ga.)

Personal Name(s)

  • Miller, C. B., Mrs.
  • Washington, George, 1732-1799

Subject(s)

  • Agriculture -- Michigan
  • Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1844

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Collection Inventory

Folder

Papers 1791-1844 

 1

Diary 1878 

 2