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AN EARLY FOUR PAGE JANE PIERCE ALS TO HER BROTHER

JANE PIERCE(1806-1863) First Lady of the United States. Autograph Letter Signed, " Your affectionate sister Jane." Three and a half pages, 8" x 9 1/2". Amherst. December 1, 1830. Addressed on integral leaf to Mrs F.E. Packard- Car Prof. Packard Brunswick Maine. Black wax seal intact. Pierce writes, in part: " … the change of the weather has given some of us colds- which however we hope soon to be rid of- But oh! the sickness of the heart - the regret, the anguish in the reflection that our beloved William is no more- a cold chill of desolation comes over me while I write it- to think of him as we have ever known him, to think of him as when last we parted from him, and then to think that he has gone, and forever- Oh it is misery- Dear Robert left us the day after Thanksgiving, with Uncle Lawrence who spent the day with us and a melancholy day it was- I almost feared the greatness of the present affliction would cloud from my view the innumerable mercies with which I have been blessed …" She goes on to speak about William's death as well as other family news. A lengthy, early Jane Pierce letter written when she was only twenty-four years old. A fine example of the melancholy nature for which Jane Pierce was known. Extremely Fine.