Josiah Pierce to Phebe Thompson, Flintstown, 1786
Contributed by Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society
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Josiah Pierce (1756-1830) wrote from Flintstown (Baldwin) to Phebe Thompson (1762-1839) of Woburn, Massachusetts, on October 28, 1786, telling her how much he missed her and commenting that he was getting the house ready that they would live in after they married.
He comments in a postscript that he has included an acrostic, but the bottom of that page of the letter is missing.
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- Title: Josiah Pierce to Phebe Thompson, Flintstown, 1786
- Creator: Pierce, Josiah
- Creation Date: 1786-10-28
- Subject Date: 1786
- Town: Baldwin, Woburn
- County: Cumberland
- State: MA, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Collection: Pierce Family Collection
- Object Type: Text
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Maine Historical Society
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LC Subject Headings
Pierce, Phebe Thompson, 1762-1839--Correspondence
Pierce, Josiah, 1756-1830--Correspondence
Courtship
Love-letters
Letters
People
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