Letter from Jane Pierce to Mary Means Aiken, 1853 May 9
- Collection Name:
- Franklin Pierce Papers
- Title:
- Letter from Jane Pierce to Mary Means Aiken, 1853 May 9
- Creator:
- Pierce, Jane Means Appleton, 1806-1863
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2024.015
- Object ID:
- 2024.015
- Date:
- 1853/05/09
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from Jane Pierce in Washington, DC, to her sister, Mary Means Aiken, dated May 9, 1853. In the letter, Pierce writes of the anguish she feels after reading of the details on the Norwalk, CT, railroad accident and that she hopes to hear from Ann Wentworth, who recently experienced a loss. The letter goes on to discuss her grief and its effects on her days, as well as briefly noting how her husband, Franklin Pierce, gets worn-down. This letter is written on mourning paper.
- Subjects:
- Correspondence, Railroad accidents, Grief
- Locations:
- Washington, DC
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- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
- Box Number:
- 3
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