Asa Clapp to Josiah Pierce, 1836

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Asa Clapp to Josiah Pierce, 1836

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Asa Clapp of Portland (1762-1848) wrote to Josiah Pierce of Gorham (1792-1866), president of the Maine Senate, inviting him to become a shareholder in the Maine Bank.

Clapp was a prominent Portland businessman and founder of the Maine Bank, and also had been a Revolutionary War soldier, a mariner and ship builder, legislator and philanthropist.

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  • Title: Asa Clapp to Josiah Pierce, 1836
  • Creator: Asa Clapp
  • Creation Date: 1836-02-24
  • Subject Date: 1836-02-24
  • Locations:
    • Portland, Cumberland County, ME
    • Gorham, Cumberland County, ME
  • Media: Ink on paper
  • Collection: Pierce family collection
  • Object Type: Text

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