Lovick Pierce letters to Ann Pierce Howard, 1875-1879

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Pierce, Lovick, 1785-1879
Date:
1875-1879
Extent:
1 folder(s)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Lovick Pierce letters to Ann Pierce Howard, ms 1443. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of three letters from Lovick Pierce to his granddaughter Mrs. Ann Pierce Howard of Hamilton, Harris County, Georgia. Dated April 7, 1875, October 22, 1877, and November 4, 1879, the first letter is datelined "Sunshine", the Pierce homeplace, while the other two are headed Sparta. Poignant and filled with grandfatherly advice, the letter of 4 November 1879 is noted as "the last before his death."Also included is a copy of the petition of Robert D. Walker.

Biographical / historical:

Lovick Pierce was a Methodist minister and the father of the Georgia Methodist Bishop George Foster Pierce.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Lovick Pierce letters to Ann Pierce Howard, ms 1443. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.