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LC Subject Heading: United States. Declaration of Independence

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 102243

Portrait of John Hancock, 1765

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1765 Media: Ink on paper, engraving

Item 34722

Dunlap Declaration of Independence, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-07-04 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 101267

Button Gwinnet sale of Saint Catherine's Island, Georgia, 1773

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1773-02-05 Location: St. Catherine's Island; Beaufort Media: Ink on paper

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Item 101268

John Hancock on the expansion of military authority, Baltimore, Maryland, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-12-30 Location: Baltimore Media: Ink on paper

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Item 101269

Richard Henry Lee on status of Revolutionary War, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-04-01 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 101270

Lewis Morris inquiring about family after Revolutionary War battle, Philadelphia, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-09-13 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 101272

Penn, Hill, and Burke to the Delegates of South Carolina, 1779

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1779-04-02 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 101274

Edward Rutledge on Revolutionary War in southern colonies, Philadelphia, 1781

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1781-08-14 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 101276

William Whipple on Revolutionary War and economy, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-09-02 Location: Portsmouth; Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 101278

John Witherspoon on William Franklin's arrest, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-07-03 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 101279

Oliver Wolcott on welfare of family, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1777

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1777-04-23 Location: Philadelphia; Litchfield Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102148

Carter Braxton seeking advice from his uncle, Philadelphia, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-04-14 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102151

George Clymer money withdrawal request, Philadelphia, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-06-26 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102164

Samuel Huntington to James Bowdoin on suppressing Shays' Rebellion, Hartford, 1787

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1785-05-26 Location: Hartford; Boston Media: Ink on paper

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Item 17381

William Whipple, Kittery, 1775

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

Item 17383

Continental Congress resolution, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776 Media: Ink on paper

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Item 49670

General William Whipple, 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775 Media: Paint, canvas, cloth, wood

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 102149

Charles Carroll on the actions of the Maryland Militia, Maryland, 1777

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1777 Location: Swan Creek; Baltimore Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102150

Abraham Clark offering armed support from British invasion to Samuel Tucker, Philadelphia, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-07-09 Location: Philadelphia; Trenton Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102154

Lyman Hall special request to Benjamin Lincoln, 1779

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1779-03-07 Location: Harrisburg Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102155

John Hart on Congressional meeting minutes, New Jersey, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-03-02 Location: New Brunswick ; Trenton Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102156

Joseph Hewes on Revolutionary War intellegence, Philadelphia, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-03-26 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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Item 102163

Francis Hopkinson on voting reform, Philadelphia, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-07-23 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper

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