Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
D. B. Prince of York, Pennsylvania, wrote to Josiah Pierce of Gorham asking that Pierce's daughter, Nancy, be allowed to continue her teaching position in York.
Nancy Pierce (1834-1893) did continue the job, leaving when Confederate troops marched into the city in June 1863.
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About This Item
- Title: Letter concerning Nancy Pierce teaching position, 1860
- Creator: D. B. Prince
- Creation Date: 1860-04-09
- Subject Date: 1860
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Locations:
- York, PA
- Gorham, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 4210
- Collection: Pierce family collection
- Object Type: Text
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- Letters
- Letters
- Schools--Pennsylvania
- Girls--Maine
- Teachers--Pennsylvania
- Prince, D.B.--Correspondence
- Women--Education
- Pierce, Josiah, 1792-1866--Correspondence
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects
People
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