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Portland City Clerk George C. Burgess wrote to Holman S. Melcher on March 6, 1889 to inform him that the Board of Alderman had elected him mayor.
Melcher (1841-1905) was a native of Topsham and attended the Maine State Seminary (later Bates College) before enlisting in the 20th Maine Infantry in 1862. He became a captain in the regiment and was breveted as a major.
He was active in veterans' organizations and worked as a wholesale grocer in Portland. He married Alice Hart in 1874. They had one daughter.
Melcher pasted the letter into a scrapbook that also included numerous Civil War related newspaper clippings.
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About This Item
- Title: Letter on Melcher election as mayor, Portland, 1889
- Creator: George C. Burgess
- Creation Date: 1889-03-06
- Subject Date: 1889
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 1649
- Collection: Holman Melcher scrapbook
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Mayors--Maine--Portland
- Municipal officials--Maine--Portland
- Political elections--Maine--Portland
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Veterans
- United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 20th (1862-1865)
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