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Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812
"… with Britain, it was a burden to the national government and potentially hazardous to attempt a separation."
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Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century
"… of Kittery swore their allegiance to the government of Massachusetts Bay, and by 1658, Kittery, York, Saco, Wells and Cape Porpoise (Kennebunkport)…"
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Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists
"… of nearly 270,000 deserved an independent government. With continuing public pressures, the General Court agreed to a hold a vote on the question…"
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Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood
"… felt unrepresented and burdened by the distant government in Boston. As whispers of separation became louder in the late 1700s, various political…"
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Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement
"… the Subject of their Separation from the Present Government of Massachusetts by One of Their Fellow Citizens in 1791, which detailed "the presumed…"
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Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2
"The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation The committee sent a similar address to the citizens of Maine urging them to support…"
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Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2
"The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation Overwhelmingly dedicated to independence from Britain, Mainers quieted any murmurs of…"
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Maine's Road to Statehood - The Coasting Law of 1789
"The Coasting Law of 1789 'Unity' and 'Margaretta,' Machias, 1775 The Coasting Law of 1789 required that merchant ships port and register at…"
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Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote
"The Final Vote William Williamson to Joseph Williamson on the final vote for separation, Boston, 1819Maine Historical Society For several…"
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Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma
"The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma William P. Preble to William King regarding Missouri Compromise, Portland, 1820 Although delighted by…"
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"In 2022, I see the Federal government, much like the distant proprietors of 17th and 18th centuries, as primarily fighting to preserve its control…"
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building
"… administration, Bath received $10,000 from the government, $4,000 of which went toward building the Old City Hall."
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall
"He filled different roles in Bath's government when Bath was incorporated as a city in 1847. The City Hall earlier provided a home for many of…"
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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House
"… were often the site of city, state, or federal government events. For example, in 1889, the 23rd President, Benjamin Harrison visited Bath to tour…"
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"Such schemes garnered fierce opposition from Bostonian proprietors and the colonial government they largely controlled."
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"… legal title to “unappropriated” land, the state government itself began to compete with the great proprietors."
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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse
"… county by enforcing laws, conducting trials, and recording wills and deeds. These functions are separate from those of the Bath City government."
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block
"… mayor, he served in both branches of the city's government. 1809 Deed, Asa Palmer to Mercy Ledyard, BathPatten Free Library X Alfred D."
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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Maine State documents and Proclamations
"… three apologies by members of state of Maine's government have been made for the events at Malaga Island."
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"… and their influence within Massachusetts government itself. Two founders of the Pejepscot Proprietors, Adam Winthrop and Thomas Hutchinson, sat on…"
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"… offer insight into struggles over who governed where, who owned what, and how they owned it."
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"… gained imperial backing in 1691, when a royal charter allowed the government at Boston to absorb what the English called the Province of Maine."
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"… of 1838-39, encouraged the new Whig and Tory governments of the US and Britain to finally settle the northeastern border in 1842."
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"For Wabanaki Nations, the Federal government is surely a better bet than the State, but it is no less beholden by its own sense of superiority and…"