Contributed by Maine Historical Society
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Franklin Pierce of New Hampshire wrote from Washington, D.C., to George W. Pierce of Portland about various political issues and in Maine and in before the U.S. Congress.
His major topic was President Andrew Jackson's deposit of federal funds in state banks, an effort to break up the Second Bank of the United States. Pierce refers to Henry Clay, a U.S. Senator who was urging censure of the president on the "deposit question."
He also refers to George McDuffie (1790-1851), a U.S. Representative from South Carolina.
The two Pierces, both Democrats, were friends and distant cousins. Franklin Pierce later served as President of the U.S.
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About This Item
- Title: Letter from Franklin Pierce to George Pierce, 1833
- Creator: Franklin Pierce
- Creation Date: 1833-12-30
- Subject Date: 1833
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Locations:
- Washington, DC
- Portland, 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
- Letters
- Legislators--United States
- Maine--Politics and government
- Legislators--Maine
- Pierce, George W. (George Washington)--Correspondence
- Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869--Correspondence
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