Contributed by Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society
Description
Josiah Pierce (1756-1830) of Flintstown (later Baldwin), wrote to his mother, Ruth Thompson Pierce in Woburn, Massachusetts, urging her to come to Flintstown, if only for a visit.
He wrote, "I have put myself out a great deal to procure a Place for my Father and you to live on because I thought that it would be better for you to live near me so that I might assist you if you stood in need ..."
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About This Item
- Title: Josiah Pierce to mother, Flintstown, 1791
- Creator: Josiah Pierce
- Creation Date: 1791-06-29
- Subject Date: 1791
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Locations:
- Gorham, Cumberland County, ME
- Woburn, MA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Collection: Pierce family collection
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Pierce, Josiah, 1792-1866--Correspondence
- Pierce, Ruth Thompson, 1730-1811--Correspondence
- Letters
- Pierce family
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