Correspondence of George Washington Pierce and his brother Josiah Pierce
Scope and Content note
Correspondence of George Washington Pierce and his brother Josiah Pierce, both attorneys and Jacksonian politicians, including letters of John Anderson, Jonathan Cilley, Nathan Clifford, Robert P. Dunlap, John Fairfield, Simon Greenleaf, Hannibal Hamlin, John Ruggles, F.O.J. Smith, Seba Smith, Ezekial Whitman, Levi Woodbury, and others, concerned primarily with political affairs. All photocopies.
Dates
- Creation: 1829 - 1836
Creator
- Pierce family (Family)
Access
Unrestricted
Copyright
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Biographical note
George Washington Pierce (1805-1835) of Portland, Maine, and Josiah Pierce (1792-1866) of Gorham, Maine, attorneys and Jacksonian politicians.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Provenance
Gift of Mr. William C. Pierce (acc. no. MS86-50x).
Source
- Pierce, William C. (Donor, Person)
Subject
- Pierce, George Washington, 1805-1835 (Person)
- Pierce, Josiah, 1792-1866 (Person)
- Fairfield, John, 1797-1847 (Person)
- Woodbury, Levi, 1789-1851 (Person)
- Whitman, Ezekiel, 1776-1866 (Person)
- Smith, Seba, 1792-1868 (Person)
- Smith, Francis O. J. (Francis Ormond Jonathan), 1806-1876 (Person)
- Ruggles, John, 1789-1874 (Person)
- Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809-1891 (Person)
- Greenleaf, Simon, 1783-1853 (Person)
- Dunlap, Robert Pinckney, 1794-1859 (Person)
- Clifford, Nathan, 1803-1881 (Person)
- Cilley, Jonathan, 1802-1838 (Person)
- Anderson, John, 1792-1853 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Correspondence of George Washington Pierce and his brother Josiah Pierce
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Donna Knoblock, Library Volunteer, April 2025
- Date
- April 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Maine Historical Society Repository