Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - George Melvin Weston, Bangor, ca. 1867

"The southern States have conformed to the requirements of the constitution & should be admitted." Martin, a Bangor accountant, shopkeeper, and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Senator James Doolittle, Bangor, 1866

"… with the hope of forming a new political party to help President Andrew Johnson, who was heavily criticized for his policies."

John Martin: Expert Observer - George Francis Train, Bangor, 1866

"… ..." Martin added, "This gentleman was invited to come up and fire up the Irish and get them on a fever heat for the coming election ..." View…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Boy at Bangor post Civil War parade, 1865

"… he drew illustrations of two schoolboys to show the outfits they wore in the parade. This boy is one of the age 11-14 group who "were uniformed in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Co. B, Maine State Guard member, Bangor, 1864

"… and shopkeeper in Bangor, began in 1864 to write and illustrate reminiscences of his life and experiences."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor High School, Abbott Square, 1865

"… wrote of the schools, "it was the intention to not be out done by any buildings in the State for convenience and comfort as well as elegance in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Design for rustic fence, gate, Bangor, 1867

"… the fifth his grounds the sixth, the passage to a house barn garden field or pasture is one continual pleasure or source of vexation." It appears…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's cart, Hampden, ca. 1833

"… cart with stake rings side boards Snibells to lip up and all the acoutrements for both a tight body and a sloven hay racks were knot known then but…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Clara Cary, Rinaldo Wiggin, John Martin, Bangor, 1844

"… wrote: "Clara Cary was large around in proportion to her height but from this time untill she was 19 years old she grew slim and a little taller."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John and Clara Martin wedding hack, Bangor, 1850

"… of clear thick German glass and also the window to the door the straps were plated." The horses were black geldings that cost $500."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Annie Martin Snow casket, Bangor, 1889

"… Splendid Square tablet with heavy border similar to a deep gilt frame inscribed in black letters / Annie (which is marked 3) this and the Salver of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden Town House, 1849

"… He wrote, "The Old Town House in Hampden has to this day a quantity of powder & balls which were deposited there by the fathers of this section…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin store, Center Street, Bangor, 1862

"… and for the fun of it I gave him 10 cents a piece to draw my house & store and I have both coppies before me now." The store was by the Rail Road…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Market Hall, Bangor, 1846

"… held as part of his journal that he began in 1864 to record events of his life and surroundings. The illustration appears on page 226 of the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin Sr. home, Ellsworth, 1823

"… "John," was born in Cromwell, England, and came to Maine as a young man. The senior Martin worked as a tailor."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Liz, widow Clark, Bangor, 1848

"… created a sensation all over the city," according to an account John Martin, a Bangor accountant and shopkeeper, wrote in his "Scrap & Sketchbook"…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dr. Charles Snell, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… Martin (1823-1907) drew this sketch of the son "to show how near I can draw or represent when I undertake it in good earnest." Martin, an…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Marcellus Emery, Bangor, ca. 1864

"… traveled over before a democrat can be compeled to go and defend the Capital at Washington." There were 52,000 Democrats in Maine in 1860 and Emery…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 6 of 7

"… town would assume the power to revoke grants to anyone who “neglect[ed]” to build on the land” for the space of halfe a year.” Later that year…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 4 of 5

"… unto me and my heirs to fish, fowl, and hunt also to set otter traps without molestation.” In a 1684 deed that is foundational to the Pejepscot…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 3 of 7

"… to recruit settler-colonialists willing to move to what they viewed as a dangerous frontier."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 5 of 6

"… secure their ability to subsist off the land and to produce for markets, and it would assure that they could pass that prosperity down to future…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 2 of 5

"Even as Wabanaki people strove to incorporate settlers into their Indigenous cultural and economic systems, the settlers sought their signatures and…"

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