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Pierce, Edward Lillie, 1829-1897, recipient. Edward Lillie Pierce letters from various correspondents, 1854-1897 (MS Am 1.65): Guide.


"creator" Pierce, Edward Lillie, 1829-1897, recipient.
Title: Edward Lillie Pierce letters from various correspondents,
Dates: 1854-1897.
Abstract: Letters to Massachusetts lawyer Edward Lillie Pierce from Charles Francis Adams, Samuel Portland Chase, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Carl Schurz, and many other correspondents.
Extent: 1 box (.5 linear ft.)
Language: Collection materials are in English.
Identification: MS Am 1.65
Location: b

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Gift of the family of Edward Lillie Pierce; received: 1918.

Preferred Citation for Publication:

Edward Lillie Pierce Letters from Various Correspondents, 1854-1897 (MS Am 1.65). Houghton Library, Harvard University.

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.

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Pierce, a lawyer, held many civil offices in Massachusetts, was active in Republican politics, and was the official biographer and executor of Charles Sumner.

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Includes letters to Pierce from Charles Francis Adams, Salmon Portland Chase, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Carl Schurz, among many others. Items with an asterisk also include a typed transcription.

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Arranged alphabetically by author.

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Grote, H. [Mrs.] ALS to: E. L. Pierce. SEE: Longfellow, Henry W. 1877.

Palfrey, J. G. ALS to: Henry W. Longfellow. SEE: Longfellow, Henry W. 1875.

Scammon, C. M. TL (COPY) to: Capt. L. G. Shepard. SEE: Johnson, A. B.

Stirling, William John. ALS to: E. L. Pierce. SEE: Hutchinson, P. O.

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