1876, Edward L. Pierce, Caretaker of the freed negro, Civil War, letter signed

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1876, Edward L. Pierce, Caretaker of the freed negro, Civil War, letter signed:
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This letter dated 1876, is written and signed by Edward L. Pierce to Boston Mayor Cobb, regarding the fact the many of the constables in Boston are crooked, many are not honest or reliable, and the City seems not to take any notice. The committee therefore decided not to increase their power and are coming up with a better way to appoint good men to the position.If the Mayor needs any help in providing legislation, he will be glad to help....Edward L. Pierce. Letter is 5x7, folds, mounting traces on outer margin, else in overall good condition.

Edward Lillie Pierce (born in Stoughton, Massachusetts, 29 March 1829; died in Paris, 6 September 1897) was a United States author. He wrote a noted biography of Charles Sumner.

At the beginning of the Civil War he enlisted as a private in the 3d Massachusetts Regiment, and served until July 1861, when he was detailed to collect the negroes at Hampton and set them to work on the intrenchments of that town. This was the beginning of the employment of negroes on U. S. military works. In December 1861, the United States Secretary of the Treasury dispatched Pierce to Port Royal, South Carolina to examine into the condition of the negroes on the Sea Islands. In February 1862, he returned to Washington and reported to the government.

In March, he was given charge of the freedmen and plantations on those islands. He took with him nearly sixty teachers and superintendents, established schools, and suggested the formation of freedmen\'s aid societies. In June 1862, Pierce made his second report to the government setting forth what he had done. These reports were afterward reprinted in the Rebellion Record, and were favorably reviewed both in Europe and the United States. The care of the negroes on the islands having been transferred to the war department, he was asked to continue in charge under its authority, but declined.

In 1883 he gave to the white and colored people of St. Helena Island, the scene of his former labors, a library of 800 volumes.

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