Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Hannah Pierce (1788-1873) of Baldwin writes to her brother Josiah Pierce (1792-1866) about the illness and impending death of their younger brother Daniel Pierce (1803-1856).
Daniel, who apparently had a drinking problem, had moved west to Michigan.
She wrote, "It almost breaks my heart to think how sad and trying the last half of his life has been."
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About This Item
- Title: Hannah Pierce on brother's illness, Baldwin, 1856
- Creator: Hannah Pierce
- Creation Date: 1856-03-22
- Subject Date: 1856
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Locations:
- Baldwin, Cumberland County, ME
- MI
- 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
- Letters
- Pierce, Josiah, 1792-1866--Correspondence
- Pierce family
- Pierce, Daniel, 1803-1856--Health
- Pierce, Daniel, 1803-1856--Death and burial
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(207) 774-1822 x230
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