TY  - GEN
TI  - Pierce-Aiken family papers,
KW  - Aiken, Mary M.
KW  - Appleton, Jesse,
KW  - Pierce, Franklin,
KW  - Pierce, Jane M.
KW  - Aiken family.
KW  - Appleton family.
KW  - Mason family.
KW  - Means family.
KW  - Pierce family.
KW  - Bowdoin College
KW  - Depression, Mental
KW  - Presidents' spouses
KW  - United States
KW  - Religion
KW  - Slavery
KW  - Massachusetts
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - 19th century
KW  - New England
KW  - New Hampshire
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1775-1865
KW  - History
KW  - War of 1812
KW  - 1853-1857
KW  - Washington (D.C.)
N1  - Open to research
N2  - Chiefly correspondence between members of the Pierce, Aiken, Appleton, Mason, and Means families, including letters from Franklin Pierce and Jane M. Pierce; together with genealogical material and photographs.  Topics include antebellum New England family life (especially in Massachusetts and New Hampshire), religion, politics, War of 1812, slavery, and events at Bowdoin College which Jane M. Pierce's father, Jesse Appleton, served as president.  Jane M. Pierce's letters (1822-1860) reflect social life in  Washington, D.C., during her husband's term (1835-1842) as U.S. representative from New Hampshire and his first year in the White House (1853) and her struggle with depression following the deaths of their three children.  Franklin Pierce's six letters (1850-1868) are written largely to his sister-in-law, Mary M. Aiken
UR  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007086
UR  - http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007086.3
ER  -