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Description
George Washington Pierce of Baldwin wrote to his brother Josiah in Portland asking him to send his copy of Virgil and other books. Pierce was studying at Saco Academy in preparation to attend Bowdoin College the following year.
Josiah, his older brother, graduated from Bowdoin in 1818.
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About This Item
- Title: George Pierce request for books, Baldwin, 1820
- Creator: George Washington Pierce
- Creation Date: 1820-12-25
- Subject Date: 1820
- Location: Saco, York 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
- Books and reading
- Bowdoin College
- Pierce, George W. (George Washington)--Correspondence
- Saco Academy (Saco, Me.)
- Letters
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