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Description
Hannah Pierce (1788-1873) wrote to her sister-in-law Anne Longfellow Pierce of Portland. She mostly congratulates Anne on being again in her own house (after her husband's Legislative session in Augusta was ended).
Hannah, who remained single her whole life, referred to herself as "the Old Maid," as she did in many letters.
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About This Item
- Title: Hannah Pierce to Anne Longfellow Pierce, 1833
- Creator: Hannah Pierce
- Creation Date: 1833-03-17
- Subject Date: 1833
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Locations:
- Baldwin, Cumberland County, ME
- 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, Hannah, 1788-1873--Correspondence
- Pierce, Anne Longfellow, 1810-1901--Correspondence
- Letters
- Single women--Maine
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