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N.S. Littlefield, Theodore Ingalls, Richard Davis, Benjamin Walker, and Stephen Gibbs wrote to Josiah Pierce, George W. Pierce, J. Smith, and D. Brackett expressing their concern that if a legislative petition for a new town were approved, the Democrats would lose their hard-fought-for majority in the Maine Legislature.
Josiah Pierce was a Democrat and president of the Senate. George W. Pierce was his brother.
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About This Item
- Title: Letter concerning proposal for new town, 1834
- Creator: N. S. Littlefield
- Creation Date: 1834
- Subject Date: 1834
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Locations:
- Bridgton, Cumberland County, ME
- Danville, 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
- Administrative and political divisions--Maine
- Maine--Towns
- Pierce, Josiah, 1792-1866--Correspondence
- Democratic Party (Me.)
People
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