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First Lady Jane Pierce Autograph, c1857 [183251]

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First Lady Jane Pierce Autograph, c1857 [183251]
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An 1857 letter signed by Jane M. Pierce (1806-1863), the wife of Franklin Pierce and the first lady of the United States from 1853 to 1857. The letter has a dateline, "Andover - July 18th, "57," which was just after her husband concluded his presidency. The two-sided letter is 8" x 6.5" and has two small spots on the right side that don't affect legibility. It comes with a 4" x 2" envelope. Jane had not been happy about her husband being in politics and despite her family's misgivings, she married Franklin Pierce, then a congressman, in 1834. She refused to live in Washington, D.C., and in 1842, she convinced her husband to retire from politics. He sought the Democratic presidential nomination without her knowledge in 1852 and was elected president later that year. Their only surviving son, Benjamin, was killed in a train accident prior to Franklin's inauguration, sending Jane into a deep depression that affected her ability to perform First Lady duties. After the conclusion of Franklin's presidency they traveled abroad for two years before settling in Massachusetts. She died of tuberculosis in 1863. [ 1857