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Description
Hannah Pierce (1788-1873) of Baldwin, in a letter to her brother Josiah of Gorham, details some of the expenses and activities needed to keep her homestead -- the family farm and house -- going.
She notes that she has to pay taxes, buy seed, pigs, fix a cellar drain, and take care of a variety of household expenses.
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About This Item
- Title: Farm expense letter, Baldwin, 1857
- Creator: Hannah Pierce
- Creation Date: 1857-05-10
- Subject Date: 1857
- 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 family
- Pierce, Josiah, 1792-1866--Correspondence
- Pierce, Hannah, 1788-1873--Correspondence
- Debt
- Letters
- Farm life--Maine--Baldwin
- Farmers--Maine--Baldwin
- Farming--Maine--Baldwin
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