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LC Subject Heading: Revolutions

Historical Items

These results include photographs, documents, letters, paintings, artifacts, and many other kinds of Maine related items from collections around the state and elsewhere.


Item 1282

Purchase of Indian corn for troops in Camden, 1780

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1780 Location: Camden Media: Ink on paper

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Item 142

Major General Henry Knox, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Media: Photographic print

Item 101754

Theodosia Prevost to Col. J. Wentworth about a visit, 1781

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1781-01-11 Location: Sharon; Paramus Media: Ink on paper

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Item 1322

Oath of allegiance record for Daniel Lane, 1778

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1778-02-03 Location: Albany Media: Ink on paper

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Item 1368

Letter with paper from Arnold's march to Quebec, 1868

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775 Location: Augusta Media: Ink on paper

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Item 1327

Letter from John Adams to Samuel Freeman, May 6, 1777

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1777-05-06 Location: Portland; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 1363

Revolutionary War enlistment paper, March 25, 1779

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1779-03-25 Location: Kittery Media: Pen on paper

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Item 1323

Stephen Hall on Penobscot Expedition, 1779

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1779-08-29 Location: Falmouth Media: Ink on paper

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Item 1364

Kittery allocation for travel and pay of soldiers, 1779

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1779-07-06 Location: Kittery Media: Ink on paper

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Item 1365

Bounty money for Charles Chauncy, 1780

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1780-04-06 Location: Kittery Media: Ink on paper

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Item 6049

North Yarmouth Copy of the Declaration of Independence, 1776

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1776-07-04 Location: Philadelphia Media: Paper

Item 9384

'The Charming Sally' cover, 1898

Contributed by: South Portland Public Library Date: 1898 Media: Book

Item 14034

Revolutionary War Time Cannon Ball, ca. 1776

Contributed by: Bucksport Historical Society Date: circa 1776 Location: Bucksport Media: Iron

Item 20167

Proclamation urging resistance to British, 1779

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1779 Location: Castine Media: Ink on paper

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Item 81326

Memorial Service for Revolutionary War Veteran, Monson, 1954

Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: 1954-08-29 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print

Item 1286

Letter to George Washington on burning of Falmouth, 1775

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775-10-24 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 1283

Letter describing burning of Falmouth, 1775

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 100502

James Goff affidavit on Ebenezer Cole pension request, Danville, ca. 1848

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1848 Location: Danville Media: Ink on paper

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Item 1329

Pay voucher for the expenses of the ship the Albany, 1779

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1779-12-10 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 7479

Jedediah Preble letter on Mowat kidnapping, 1775

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Item 10047

Peleg Wadsworth to Lt. Col. Howard, Thomaston, 1780

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1780-09-07 Location: Thomaston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 10554

William Bayley letter to mother, January 28, 1780

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1780-01-28 Location: Portland; West Point Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102146

John Adams to Joseph Palmer on absolute independence from Britain, Philadelphia, 1774

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1774-09-26 Location: Philadelphia; Quincy Media: Ink on paper

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Item 136

Silhouette of Peleg Wadsworth, Portland, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Location: Portland Media: Paper