Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Nancy Pierce Freeman (1796-1825), along with her husband, Charles, her sister Harriot Pierce (1798-1829) and Charlotte Freeman wrote to George Washington Pierce (1805-1835), a student at Bowdoin College in Brunswick.
Nancy Pierce told her brother she hoped he was "improved in your manners, book knowledge, moral principles, but that which would rejoice our hearts most would be to find you a Christian . . ."
She also offers a brief description of her life in Limerick, harvesting apples and the garden and taking care of the horse and cow.
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About This Item
- Title: Nancy Freeman to brother at Bowdoin, 1822
- Creator: Nancy Pierce Freeman
- Creation Date: 1822-10-26
- Subject Date: 1822
- Location: Brunswick, 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
- Bowdoin College
- Education
- Letters
- Pierce family
- Pierce, Harriot, 1798-1829--Correspondence
- Pierce, George W. (George Washington)--Correspondence
- Freeman, Nancy Pierce, 1796-1825--Correspondence
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