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Description
Josiah Pierce (1792-1866) of Gorham wrote to his sister Hannah Pierce (1788-1873) of Baldwin to inform her of the death of their nephew Arthur Pierce (1846-1865) in Murfreesburg, Tennessee.
Josiah presumed he had died of a fever. Arthur was the son of Hannah and Josiah's brother Daniel (1803-1826) and Frances Lewis Pierce. He was the youngest of their children.
He also mentions the death of Dr. Waterman, the father-in-law of one of Josiah's daughters.
Transcription
About This Item
- Title: Letter on death of Arthur Pierce, 1865
- Creator: Josiah Pierce
- Creation Date: 1865-01-11
- Subject Date: 1865
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Locations:
- Murfreesburg, TN
- Gorham, 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
- Pierce family
- Pierce, Arthur, 1846-1865--Death and burial
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