Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Seba Smith (1792-1868), a writer and former Portland newspaper publisher, wrote from New York to Josiah Pierce (1792-1866) of Gorham.
The two were classmates at Bridgton Academy and the letter recalled old times and current family circumstances.
Smith notes that he would be unable to attend a Bridgton Academy reunion owing to difficult financial circumstances and having recently taken over a new magazine.
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About This Item
- Title: Seba Smith to Josiah Pierce, 1843
- Creator: Seba Smith
- Creation Date: 1843-08-06
- Subject Date: 1843
- Location: Gorham, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 4210
- Collection: Pierce family collection
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Authors--Maine
- Bridgton Academy (Bridgton, Me.)
- Letters
- Pierce, Josiah, 1792-1866--Correspondence
- Smith, Seba, 1792-1868--Correspondence
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