Maine Memory Network

John Adams letter to Samuel Freeman, 1777

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1777-04-27 Location: Portland; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Samuel Freeman to Phebe Sanborn, Limerick, 1855

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1855 Location: Limerick Media: Ink on paper

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16-18 Adams Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Samuel Shulman Style: Greek Revival Use: Dwelling

Liberty Threatened: Maine in 1775

At Lexington and Concord, on April 19, 1775, British troops attempted to destroy munitions stored by American colonists. The battles were the opening salvos of the American Revolution. Shortly, the conflict would erupt in Maine.

Northern Threads: Silhouettes in Sequence, ca. 1780-1889

A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring a timeline of silhouettes from about 1775 through 1889.

Historic Clothing Collection - Eighteenth Century - Page 3 of 3

"Fancy silk embroidered vests, such as Samuel Freeman's circa 1775-1785 vest in the MHS collection, are the most commonly surviving items of…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 5 of 7

"… Proprietors relied on Benjamin Larrabee and Enoch Freeman to collect payments, sell additional lots, and to deal with squatters or colonists…"

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars