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Josiah Pierce (1827-1913) wrote to his father about his birthday -- he turned 19 -- and his impending graduation from Bowdoin College.
He wrote, "the time is close at hand when I shall be called, at least 'a liberally educated young man–' "
He commented that he expected his last term to be leisurely, but it had been demanding instead.
He included a letter to his mother in which he wrote, "I wish I had a little of your tincture of rhubarb this hot weather. I am getting dyspeptic as I have left off 'fumigating' to a certain degree."
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About This Item
- Title: Josiah Pierce letter on college graduation, Brunswick, 1846
- Creator: Josiah Pierce
- Creation Date: 1846
- Subject Date: 1866
- 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
- Birthdays
- Bowdoin College
- Graduation ceremonies--Maine--Brunswick
- Pierce family
- Pierce, Josiah, 1756-1830--Correspondence
- Pierce, Josiah, 1827-1913--Correspondence
- Students--Maine--Brunswick
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