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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, D.C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 March 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 was serving as a United States Senator from New Hampshire at the time. Hill was the Governor of New Hampshire from 1836-1839.

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

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