Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
George Washington Pierce, a Portland lawyer, wrote to U.S. Rep. John Anderson, who represented Maine's 2nd District from 1825-33, to gain his support for a bill to obtain a Marine hospital in Portland.
Anderson, like Pierce, was a Democrat.
Transcription
About This Item
- Title: G.W. Pierce on need for Portland hospital, 1832
- Creator: George W. Pierce
- Creation Date: 1832-04-23
- Subject Date: 1832
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 4210
- Collection: Pierce family collection
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Maine--Politics and government
- Hospitals, Naval and marine--Maine--Portland
- Marine hospitals--Maine--Portland
- Legislators--Maine
- Letters
- Pierce, George W. (George Washington)--Correspondence
- Anderson, John--Correspondence
- Lawyers--Maine--Portland
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