Contributed by Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society
Description
U.S. Representative from Portland, Thomas Brackett Reed, wrote to Portland lawyer Lewis Pierce about a meeting and business deal as well as the state of various initiatives in Washington.
He reported on a story in the Washington papers about money paid to one congressman and noted, "It is strange such preposterous stories should have vogue but the world is credulous." He noted that $250,000, the amount noted in the story, "would seem however to be a high price for one."
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About This Item
- Title: T.B. Reed letter to Lewis Pierce, Washington, 1887
- Creator: Thomas B. Reed
- Creation Date: 1887-01-08
- Subject Date: 1887
- Location: Washington, DC
- Media: Ink on paper
- Collection: Pierce family collection
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Pierce family
- Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett), 1839-1902--Correspondence
- Legislators--United States
- Maine -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950
- United States--Politics and government--19th century
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