Hannah Pierce letter about farm operations, Baldwin, 1855
Contributed by Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society
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Hannah Pierce of Baldwin, who was about 67 years old, wrote to her brother Josiah Pierce of Gorham, about her inability to find someone to operate the farm on which she lived.
Hannah planned to do the dairying herself and try to lease the plowed fields.
She sought her brother's advice about what was a continuing concern about the farm operations.
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- Title: Hannah Pierce letter about farm operations, Baldwin, 1855
- Creator: Pierce, Hannah
- Creation Date: 1855-04-15
- Subject Date: 1855
- Town: Baldwin
- County: Cumberland
- State: 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
Farming--Maine--Baldwin
Pierce, Josiah, 1792-1866--Correspondence
Pierce, Hannah, 1788-1873--Correspondence
Farms--Maine--Baldwin
Farmers--Maine--Baldwin
Dairy farming--Maine--Baldwin
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