Contributed by Maine Historical Society
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Without a dividend from her factory stock, Hannah Pierce of Baldwin was unable to pay her brother Josiah for flour, sugar and molasses he had sent, nor pay her taxes.
In a letter to Josiah, she comments on an applicant who wants to rent her farm.
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About This Item
- Title: Letter about finances, Baldwin, 1855
- Creator: Hannah Pierce
- Creation Date: 1855-02-19
- Subject Date: 1855
- Location: Baldwin, 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
- Pierce, Hannah, 1788-1873--Correspondence
- Farms--Maine--Baldwin
- Farmers--Maine--Baldwin
- Farming--Maine--Baldwin
- Baldwin (Me.)--Economic conditions
- Agriculture--Economic aspects
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