Letter from Jane Pierce to Mary Means Aiken, 1854 March

Collection Name:

Franklin Pierce Papers

Title:

Letter from Jane Pierce to Mary Means Aiken, 1854 March

Creator:

Pierce, Jane Means Appleton, 1806-1863

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2019.051

Object ID:

2019.051

Date:

1854/03

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 March 1854. Jane writes that she hopes Mary's son, Alfred, is doing well with his illness. She goes on to talk about other family members include Mary's daughter Jennie, William Aiken, George Packard, Mary Mason, Nancy Lawrence, Elizabeth Appleton, Rebecca Appleton, and Abigail Means. At the end of her letter, Jane writes that there is a large dinner on that day, which she does not look forward too, and also that Franklin Pierce is very busy with "perplexing and involved questions."

Subjects:

Families, Correspondence

Locations:

Orange, NJ
Washington, DC

People:

Aiken, Alfred Lawrence , 1840-1854, Aiken, Jane Appleton, Aiken, Mary Means-1883, Aiken, William Appleton, 1833-1929, Appleton, Elizabeth, 1779-1844, Appleton, Rebecca Wentworth (Means), 1828-1859, Lawrence, Nancy Ellis, 1783-1866, Mason, Mary Elizabeth, 1802-1859, Means, Abigail Atherton Kent, 1802-1857, Packard, George Lawrence, Pierce, Benjamin, 1841-1853, Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869, Pierce, Jane Means Appleton, 1806-1863

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item