Keywords: War of Independence
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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 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 101266
Franklin, Harrison, and Morris on Revolutionary War, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-08-07 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
Item 101269
Richard Henry Lee on status of Revolutionary War, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-04-01 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
Item 101268
John Hancock on the expansion of military authority, Baltimore, Maryland, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-12-30 Location: Baltimore Media: Ink on paper
Item 101270
Lewis Morris inquiring about family after Revolutionary War battle, Philadelphia, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-09-13 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
Item 102227
Thomas Heyward, Jr. on the state of the war, Pennsylvania, 1777
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1777-10-06 Location: York Media: Ink on paper
Item 102243
Portrait of John Hancock, 1765
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1765 Media: Ink on paper, engraving
Item 6482
World War Victory gate, Houlton, 1919
Contributed by: University of Maine at Presque Isle Library Date: 1919-07-04 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
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 103128
Pour La Liberté, Fête De L'Indépendance, 1918
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918 Media: Ink on paper
Item 102182
Roger Sherman on import taxes, New York, 1789
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1789-05-06 Location: Philadelphia 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 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 102187
George Walton on the state of the war prisoners to General Lincoln, Georgia, 1779
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1779-10-13 Location: Sunbury; Savannah 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
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 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 105222
The Victory Gate, Houlton, 1919
Courtesy of Henry Gartley, an individual partner Date: 1919-07-04 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Item 102181
Benjamin Rush on monetary transactions, Philadelphia, 1777
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1777-05-19 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
Item 101274
Edward Rutledge on Revolutionary War in southern colonies, Philadelphia, 1781
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1781-08-14 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
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 102193
Resolution in Congress by Charles Thomson, 1779
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1779-09-20 Location: Philadelphia 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 101276
William Whipple on Revolutionary War and economy, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-09-02 Location: Portsmouth; Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
