Contributed by Maine Historical Society
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Thomas Brackett Reed (1839-1902) of Portland, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and longtime Maine politician, wrote to Portland lawyer Lewis Pierce about his experiences in London.
He said he had "tried every means in my power to comprehend the immensity of the greatest City the world has ever seen."
He told Pierce he hoped to see his brother, Josiah Pierce, who worked for a firm involved in railroads in Russia and England.
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About This Item
- Title: Thomas Brackett Reed letter from London, 1883, 1883
- Creator: Thomas B. Reed
- Creation Date: 1883-06-08
- Subject Date: 1883-06-08
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Locations:
- Eng
- Portland, 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
- Legislators--United States
- Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett), 1839-1902--Correspondence
- Pierce family
- Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett), 1839-1902--Travel
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