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Portland residents voted on May 3, 1824 to have a committee comprising Lemuel Moody, Joshua Richardson, Dr. John Merrill, Charles Fox, and John Crockett explore the "place, plan and expense of a building suitable for a hospital."
Town Clerk Joseph Pope, a lawyer, signed the document.
Moody (1767-1846) built the Portland Observatory in 1807, Joshua Richardson and Charles Fox were merchants, John Merrill was a physician, and John Crockett may have been a housewright.
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About This Item
- Title: Resolution on building hospital, Portland, 1824
- Creator: Joseph Pope
- Creation Date: 1824-05-03
- Subject Date: 1824
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 34.5 cm x 21 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 2654, Box 1/1
- Collection: Moody family collection
- Object Type: Text
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- Construction--Maine--Portland
- Hospitals--Maine--Portland
- Town meetings--Maine--Portland
- Voting--Maine--Portland
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