Keywords: Founding Fathers
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Historical Items
These results include photographs, documents, letters, paintings, artifacts, and many other kinds of Maine related items from collections around the state and elsewhere.
Item 102179
George Read on his detainment, Delaware, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-05-17 Location: Wilmington Media: Ink on paper
Item 102146
John Adams to Joseph Palmer on absolute independence from Britain, Philadelphia, 1774
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1774-09-26 Location: Philadelphia; Quincy Media: Ink on paper
Item 84
Plate depicting the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, ca. 1820
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1620 Location: Plymouth Media: Earthenware
Item 102170
Thomas McKean to Benjamin Franklin regarding Fontaine de Brassine, Philadelphia, 1786
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1786-12-09 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
Item 102149
Charles Carroll on the actions of the Maryland Militia, Maryland, 1777
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1777 Location: Swan Creek; Baltimore Media: Ink on paper
Item 102190
Benjamin Harrison requesting an audience of the House, Williamsburg, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-06-12 Location: Williamsburg Media: Ink on paper
Item 102243
Portrait of John Hancock, 1765
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1765 Media: Ink on paper, engraving
Item 102148
Carter Braxton seeking advice from his uncle, Philadelphia, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-04-14 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
Item 102151
George Clymer money withdrawal request, Philadelphia, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-06-26 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
Item 102158
William Hooper on the death of a friend, North Carolina, 1780
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1780-10-14 Location: Masonborough; Hillsborough Media: Ink on paper
Item 102164
Samuel Huntington to James Bowdoin on suppressing Shays' Rebellion, Hartford, 1787
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1785-05-26 Location: Hartford; Boston Media: Ink on paper
Item 102165
Thomas Jefferson contemplating the sale of frontier land, Philadelphia, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
Item 102150
Abraham Clark offering armed support from British invasion to Samuel Tucker, Philadelphia, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-07-09 Location: Philadelphia; Trenton Media: Ink on paper
Item 102152
William Floyd on the militias and local government, New York, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-05-09 Location: New York Media: Ink on paper
Item 102153
Elbridge Gerry on domestic production of war products, Philadelphia, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-05-31 Location: Philadelphia; Boston Media: Ink on paper
Item 102154
Lyman Hall special request to Benjamin Lincoln, 1779
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1779-03-07 Location: Harrisburg Media: Ink on paper
Item 102155
John Hart on Congressional meeting minutes, New Jersey, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-03-02 Location: New Brunswick ; Trenton Media: Ink on paper
Item 102156
Joseph Hewes on Revolutionary War intellegence, Philadelphia, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-03-26 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
Item 102163
Francis Hopkinson on voting reform, Philadelphia, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-07-23 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
Item 102166
Francis Lightfoot Lee discussing independence in Congress, Philadelphia, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-04-09 Location: Philadelphia; Warsaw Media: Ink on paper
Item 102167
Francis Lewis on the actions of the militia relayed to Congress, Yorktown, 1778
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1778-03-30 Location: Yorktown Media: Ink on paper
Item 102168
Phillip Livingston to George Clinton regarding criminal court case, New York, 1778
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1778-03-04 Media: Ink on paper
Item 102171
Arthur Middleton requesting money withdrawal from John Ross, Philadelphia, 1781
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1781-12-24 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
Item 102172
Robert Morris on the state of the war, Philadelphia, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-12-24 Location: Philadelphia; Boston Media: Ink on paper
