Letter from Franklin Pierce to Anne Wentworth, 1863 December 1
- Collection Name:
- Franklin Pierce Papers
- Title:
- Letter from Franklin Pierce to Anne Wentworth, 1863 December 1
- Creator:
- Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2026.012
- Object ID:
- 2026.012
- Date:
- 1863/12/01
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from Franklin Pierce in Andover, MA, to his niece Ann[e] Wentworth in Lowell, MA, dated December 1, 1863. In the letter, Pierce writes of his wife's health, noting she has steadily declined in the last 48 hours. He notes the doctor does not think she will survive the night. Jane Pierce died the next day, December 2, 1863 of tuberculosis.
- Subjects:
- Correspondence, Health, Tuberculosis
- Locations:
- Andover, MA
Lowell, MA - People:
- Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869, Pierce, Jane Means, 1806-1863, Wentworth, Anne McNeil, 1816-1901
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- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
- Box Number:
- 4
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