Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Josiah Pierce, a sophomore at Bowdoin College, in a letter to his parents commented on fights between town youths in Brunswick and students.
He said the "rows" were not started by the Bowdoin students, but were so bad that "a student could not go down to the lower part of the town without being insulted."
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About This Item
- Title: Josiah Pierce on conflict with town residents, Brunswick, 1844
- Creator: Josiah Pierce
- Creation Date: 1844-04-28
- Subject Date: 1844
- 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
- Students--Maine--Brunswick
- Pierce, Josiah, 1792-1866--Correspondence
- Pierce, Josiah, 1827-1913--Correspondence
- Pierce family
- Bowdoin College
- Confrontations
- Quarreling
- Fighting
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