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Montpelier, the General Henry Knox Mansion, Route 131, Thomaston, Maine 2008

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Montpelier

"Indenture for Ebenezer Dunton, April 7, 1794Maine Historical Society The use of a classic oval-on-axis design is believed to have been influenced by…"

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Portland Overseers of the Poor letter regarding Jesse Estes and family, 1825

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Maine's Pauper Laws and the Cumberland Overseers of the Poor

"Deeds of indenture were to provide for the instruction of the children; the males were to be instructed to read, write and perform basic arithmetic…"

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Lobster Trap Branding Iron, 1961

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"Some indentured servants in Massachusetts had written in their contracts that they should not be served lobster more than three times a week…"