Keywords: New England -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Further Reading
"New York: New York University Press, 2019. Taylor, Alan. Liberty Men and Great Proprietors: The Revolutionary Settlement on the Maine Frontier…"
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"… Colonists, and Land Speculators on the New England Frontier (New York: New York University Press, 2019)."
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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Background
"… significance to what is currently Maine, New England, and the United States; the frequency which the original items were consulted and handled in…"
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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Home
"… documents European settlement of northern New England, specifically coastal and interior Maine, land distribution, and conflicts before and during…"
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"The New Englanders’ ambitions to dominate the Dawnland frontier gained imperial backing in 1691, when a royal charter allowed the government at…"
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"New York: New York University Press, 2019. Taylor, Alan. Liberty Men and Great Proprietors: The Revolutionary Settlement on the Maine Frontier…"
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"… to the King’s attorney and solicitor general in England, asking them to intervene. The lawyers ultimately found in favor of the proprietors…"
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"… Colonists, and Land Speculators on the New England Frontier (New York: New York University Press, 2019) Taylor, Alan."
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"… economic activities, in short, undergirded both Wabanaki society and White New England colonists’ investment in and settlement of early Maine."
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"Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, A Midwife’s Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on her Diary, 1785-1812 (New York: Knopf, 1990)."
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"… Historical Society For their part, as White New Englanders invested in and settled in early Maine, they mobilized kinship ties that structured…"
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"… of labor shaped Wabanaki and colonial New England economies, and Indigenous and White women were essential contributors to each."
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"… for American History and Diplomacy and the New England Society Book Award for Historical Nonfiction in 2019."
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"… amount of power within the company and New England politics as a whole. John Ruck John Ruck was the brother in law of Thomas Hutchinson and the…"
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers
"His home is one of many that was built prior to 1800 and still stands as a testament to the talents of these early settlers. Mr."
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"… efforts to coax Scotch-Irish migrants and New England families to the region were halting and often paltry."
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"Most New Englanders did not change their view of Maine until the decisive defeat of the Wabanakis’ French allies in the Seven Years War (1756–1763)…"
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"He is the author of "Properties of Empire: Indians, Colonists, and Land Speculators on the New England Frontier" (2019). Coll. 60, vol."
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"… title back to a 1629 grant by the Council of New England (granting land from King Charles I under a royal charter) to a vague, poorly defined area…"
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"In Massachusetts, all efforts to have land grants east of the Penobscot River confirmed by the Crown, as the charter required, were stymied."
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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview
"… town in 1830 more than tripled from the census of 1800 to over 3700; in the coming decade another 1400 individuals would be added."
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture
"By 1800, “he is reported as having fifty acres of corn and a large herd of cattle.” Titcomb Syrup Bottle The Titcomb Family made maple syrup for…"
