Contributed by Maine Historical Society
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Francis O. J. Smith (1806-1876), a U.S. Representative from Maine, wrote to George Washington Pierce of Portland in Augusta suggesting Pierce and others should not trust Josiah W. Seaver, South Berwick, because Smith believed Seaver would act as a "spy" within the Democratic Party ranks.
F.O.J. Smith was a lawyer, businessman and politician from Portland.
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About This Item
- Title: F.O.J. Smith to G.W. Pierce, 1834
- Creator: Francis O.J. Smith
- Creation Date: 1834-01-10
- Subject Date: 1834
- Location: Augusta, Kennebec County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 4210
- Collection: Pierce family collection
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Maine--Politics and government
- Legislators--Maine
- Pierce, George W. (George Washington)--Correspondence
- Smith, Francis O.J. (Francis Ormond Jonathan), 1806-1876--Correspondence
- Suspicion
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