Keywords: Burgoyne
Item 101260
Samuel Chase on the Battle of Saratoga, Annapolis, 1777
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1777-11-07 Location: Annapolis Media: Ink on paper
Item 49361
Simon Dearborn, Monmouth, ca. 1850
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Monmouth Media: Ambrotype
Exhibit
A Soldier's Declaration of Independence
William Bayley of Falmouth (Portland) was a soldier in the Continental Army, seeing service at Ticonderoga, Valley Forge, Monmouth Court House, and Saratoga, among other locations. His letters home to his mother reveal much about the economic hardships experienced by both soldiers and those at home.