Contributed by Maine State Archives
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This is a temperance petition that was presented to the Maine Legislature in 1845.
It was widely believed that if the manufacture and sale of liquor could be abolished, crime and poverty would disappear from society.
Women were among the most active proponents of legislation to prohibit the use of alcoholic beverages; and by the end of the century Maine had enacted the most stringent anti-liquor laws in the country.
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About This Item
- Title: Temperance petition, 1845
- Creator: Ladies and Inhabitants of City of Portland
- Creation Date: 1845
- Subject Date: 1845
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 26 cm x 15 cm
- Local Code: msa00013
- Object Type: Text
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