Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Robert P. Dunlap (1794-1859), former governor of Maine and a U.S. Representative from Maine, wrote to Josiah Pierce of Gorham (1792-1866) about a matter of business, then filled him in on news from Washington, including the "Oregon question" and England's offer to mediate between the U.S. and Mexico.
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About This Item
- Title: R.P. Dunlap to Josiah Pierce, 1846
- Creator: Robert P. Dunlap
- Creation Date: 1846-06-20
- Subject Date: 1846
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Locations:
- Gorham, Cumberland County, ME
- Washington, DC
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 4210
- Collection: Pierce family collection
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Mexican War, 1846-1848
- Northwest boundary of the United States
- Mediation
- Oregon question
- Dunlap, Robert Pinckney, 1794-1859--Correspondence
- Pierce, Josiah, 1792-1866--Correspondence
- Letters
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