Keywords: Tory sympathizer
Item 11251
Portrait of Nathaniel Barrell, 1816
Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: circa 1816 Location: York Media: Oil on wood
Exhibit
A Soldier's Declaration of Independence
William Bayley of Falmouth (Portland) was a soldier in the Continental Army, seeing service at Ticonderoga, Valley Forge, Monmouth Court House, and Saratoga, among other locations. His letters home to his mother reveal much about the economic hardships experienced by both soldiers and those at home.