Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869 to Carroll Spence

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GLC#
GLC02328
Type
Letters
Date
10 December 1867
Author/Creator
Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
Title
to Carroll Spence
Place Written
Concord, New Hampshire
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 21 cm, Width: 13 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
Reconstruction

Writes that he has been sick. Hopes that Spence was somewhat cheered by the fall elections. Laments fanaticism and states, "There is no hope however except through tribulation and suffering, either for the South or for the North. Madness & wickedness of fanaticism have brought us all to the brink of ruin." Written to diplomat Spence is Baltimore, Maryland.

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