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Description
Biddeford's charter for U. S. Grant post #143, Department of Maine, Grand Army of the Republic is dated 1885. This was Biddeford's second G.A.R. post.
The charter is signed by James A. Hall, Department Commander, and Lorenzo B. Hill, Assistant Adjutant General. The first G.A.R. post in Biddeford, Sheridan #28, was organized in 1868.
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About This Item
- Title: U.S. Grant post #143 charter, Biddeford, 1885
- Creator: U.S. Grant post #143, Grand Army of the Republic
- Creation Date: 1885-08-14
- Subject Date: 1885-08-14
- Location: Biddeford, York County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper with gold foil, in frame
- Dimensions: 64 cm x 50.5 cm
- Local Code: MS075 G.A.R.
- Collection: Archival Collections
- Object Type: Text and Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Veterans--Maine--Biddeford
- Organizations--Maine--Biddeford
- Grand Army of the Republic. U.S. Grant Post No. 143 (Biddeford, Me.)
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans
People
- Andrews, Simon S.
- Burnie, Jas.
- Cobb, Harland P.
- Cousens, F. H.
- Davis, Lorenzo
- Dolby, Limm
- Foss, Wm. A.
- Gerrish, Theo.
- Grant, John F.
- Guptill, F. W.
- Haley, John C.
- Haley, Thos.
- Hall, Thomas J.
- Hanson, W., Jr. H.
- Hill, Lorenzo B.
- Holmes, H. G.
- Lord, John
- Lord, Joseph O.
- Mason, Jos. T.
- McDonald, Abner
- Milikin, C. O.
- Murphy, John B.
- Osgood, N. B.
- Page, O. F.
- Small, Jos. L.
- Sprague, Volney A.
- Stevens, Robert M.
- Strout, James A.
- Ward, George W.
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McArthur Public LibraryPO Box 346, Biddeford, ME 04005
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