Contributed by Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society
Description
George Pierce (1805-1835) of Baldwin wrote to his brother Josiah Pierce, an 1818 graduate of Bowdoin College, about Bowdoin's freshman class of which George was a member.
"Our class I expect is going to be a good one . . .," he wrote. His class, 1825, has been called the "famous" class of 1825. Its graduates include Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Nathaniel Hawthorne, among others.
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About This Item
- Title: George Pierce on Bowdoin freshmen, 1821
- Creator: George Washington Pierce
- Creation Date: 1821-11-30
- Subject Date: 1821
- Location: Brunswick, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Collection: Pierce family collection
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Bowdoin College--Students
- Bowdoin College. Class of 1825
- Letters
- Pierce, George W. (George Washington)--Correspondence
- Pierce, Josiah, 1792-1866--Correspondence
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