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Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869 to Isaac Hill

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00225 Author/Creator: Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 15, 1838 Pagination: 3 p. : docket : free frank ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Writes about the sickness and death of a friend. States that he has rendered a query with the Committee of Investigation in Boston about it. Discusses an election and politics in his native state, New Hampshire. Addressed to Hill in Concord, New Hampshire.

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
Hill, Isaac, 1789-1851

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