Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Seba Smith, a Portland newspaper publisher, wrote to Josiah Pierce, president of the Maine Senate, sending a petition to have tolls abolished on the Back Cove Bridge in Portland.
Pierce, of Gorham, and Smith were friends.
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About This Item
- Title: Seba Smith letter concerning tolls, 1835
- Creator: Seba Smith
- Creation Date: 1835-02-19
- Subject Date: 1835
- Location: 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
- Pierce, Josiah, 1792-1866--Correspondence
- Toll bridges--Maine--Portland
- Tolls--Maine--Portland
- Bridges--Maine--Portland
- Smith, Seba, 1792-1868--Correspondence
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