Keywords: Caribbean
Item 101784
Thomas Reed to Thomas Robison regarding the Caribbean economy and slave market, Sint Eustatius, 1791
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1791 Location: Havana Media: Ink on paper
Item 103126
Benjamin Bullard to Sir William Pepperell on slave trading, Barbados, 1720
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1720-03-15 Location: Bridgetown; Kittery Media: Ink on paper
Item 110484
Crystal Cay, Eleuthera, 1990-1992
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1990–1992 Client: Leon Levy Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates
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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Influential & Interesting Documents
"… shows nearly every type of vessel involved in the Caribbean rum trade prior to Maine statehood. X Abstract of the Laws Respecting Licensed…"
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The British capture and occupation of Eastport 1814-1818
The War of 1812 ended in December 1814, but Eastport continued to be under British control for another four years. Eastport was the last American territory occupied by the British from the War of 1812 to be returned to the United States. Except for the brief capture of two Aleutian Islands in Alaska by the Japanese in World War II, it was the last time since 2018 that United States soil was occupied by a foreign government.
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"… have, and sometimes ships brought things from the Caribbean. They also shipped coal into Hallowell, the Wingate’s were one of two businesses that…"
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Florence Ahlquist Link's WWII service in the WAVES
by Earlene Ahlquist Chadbourne
Florence Ahlquist, age 20, was trained to repair the new aeronautical cameras by the US Navy in WWII
