Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Anne Longfellow Pierce, sister of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, lived in the family home on Congress Street (then called Back Street) for eighty-seven of her ninety years. She was married in 1832 to George Washington Pierce, but moved back to the family home when he died in 1835.
Anne left the Wadsworth-Longfellow house to the Maine Historical Society upon her death in 1901. This is a copy of the list that Anne prepared before her death, designating some items to be given to family members or friends, and that the remainder of the items would be left with the House. As a condition of her bequest, certain items were required to be left always in the location that they had been during Henry's residence there.
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About This Item
- Title: Anne Longfellow Pierce instructions, ca. 1900
- Creator: Anne Longfellow Pierce
- Creation Date: circa 1894
- Subject Date: circa 1894
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Locations:
- Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. S-6132
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- House furnishings -- Maine -- 19th century
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 -- Homes and haunts -- Maine -- Portland
- Pierce, Anne Longfellow, 1810-1901
- Longfellow family -- Records
- Belongings, Personal -- Maine -- 19th century
- Wadsworth-Longfellow House (Portland, Me.) -- Records
People
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
- Pierce, Anne Longfellow
- Pierce, Anne Longfellow
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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