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Mrs. Hannah Shattuck Cook Prescott operated a laundry on Cascade Road in Old Orchard. She was married to Francis S. Prescott.
Her three sons, Alpheus, 21; Prescott, 19; and E. Wallace, 18, all joined Co. A of the 27th Maine Infantry in September 1862.
Alpheus and Prescott served until July 1863 and Wallace served for three years.
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About This Item
- Title: Prescott Laundry card, Old Orchard, ca. 1880
- Creation Date: circa 1880
- Subject Date: circa 1880
- Location: Old Orchard Beach, York County, ME
- Media: Ink and pencil on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 2128, Box 1/8
- Collection: Roswell Prescott collection
- Object Type: Text
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