Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
George Washington Pierce (1805-1835), an 1825 graduate of Bowdoin College and a lawyer, was traveling west, looking for a place to open his law practice.
He wrote to his parents while on board a steam boat from Wheeling to Cincinnati, but wrote mostly about his visit to Mount Vernon and about Washington, D.C., where he visited for several weeks before heading west.
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About This Item
- Title: G.W. Pierce letter from steamer on Ohio River, 1829
- Creator: George W. Pierce
- Creation Date: 1829-01-17
- Subject Date: 1829
- Location: OH
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 4210
- Collection: Pierce family collection
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Letters
- Pierce, George W. (George Washington)--Travel
- Pierce family
- Pierce, George W. (George Washington)--Correspondence
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