Keywords: Pleas for help
Item 81167
Confederate veterans plea for help, Richmond, 1884
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1884 Location: Richmond Media: Ink on paper
Item 23546
Request for help with Sanatorium costs, 1908
Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1908-10-12 Location: Kennebunkport; Hebron Media: Ink on paper
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When America entered the Great War in 1917, the government sent out pleas for help from American women, many of whom responded at the battle front and on the home front.
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George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies
"… Kennebec Proprietors as well as Clerk of Common Pleas for the Port of Plymouth, Justice of Peace for Plymouth, and Deputy Collector for Port of…"