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Prentiss Mellen (1764-1840) of Portland was a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, representing the district of Maine from 1818-20 when he wrote to William King of Bath, a major supporter of Maine statehood, to announce that the Senate has passed the amended statehood bill and the president had signed it.
King (1768-1852) became the state's first governor and Mellen became the first chief justice of Maine state supreme court in 1820.
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About This Item
- Title: Letter announcing Maine statehood, 1820
- Creator: Prentiss Mellen
- Creation Date: 1820-03-03
- Subject Date: 1820
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Locations:
- ME
- MA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 25.5 cm x 20 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 165, Box 17
- Collection: William King papers
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Governors--Maine
- Judges--Maine
- King, William, 1768-1852--Correspondence
- Legislators--Maine
- Legislators--United States
- Letters
- Mellen, Prentiss, 1764-1840--Correspondence
- Statehood (American politics)
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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