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A Naval Disaster: The Penobscot Expedition

Letter requesting aid for losses to British, 1783

Letter requesting aid for losses to British, 1783

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Maine Historical Society

The American victory over the British ended the province of New Ireland.



Majabigwaduce, seeking to start anew, changed its name to Castine.



Some former residents who fled during British in 1779 sought reparations for the property they lost.