Letter concerning Nancy Pierce teaching position, 1860
Contributed by Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society
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D. B. Prince of York, Pennsylvania, wrote to Josiah Pierce of Gorham asking that Pierce's daughter, Nancy, be allowed to continue her teaching position in York.
Nancy Pierce (1834-1893) did continue the job, leaving when Confederate troops marched into the city in June 1863.
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- Title: Letter concerning Nancy Pierce teaching position, 1860
- Creator: Prince, D. B.
- Creation Date: 1860-04-09
- Subject Date: 1860
- Town: Gorham, York
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME, PA
- 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
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects
Teachers--Pennsylvania
Pierce, Josiah, 1792-1866--Correspondence
Women--Education
Prince, D.B.--Correspondence
Girls--Maine
Letters
Letters
Schools--Pennsylvania
People
Pierce, Josiah
Prince, D. B.
Pierce, Nancy
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