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Bethel voted on a delegate to go to a convention to discuss whether Maine should pursue becoming a state independent of Massachusetts. The convention was held in Brunswick in September 1816.
Barbour Bartlett was elected as the delegate. He ran against Eli Twitchell and Samuel Chapman.
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About This Item
- Title: Delegate election results, Bethel, 1816
- Creator: Bethel, Town of
- Creation Date: 1816-09-02
- Subject Date: 1816-09-02
- Location: Bethel, Oxford County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 32 cm x 20 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 406, Box 1/6
- Collection: Brunswick Convention of 1816 records
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Bethel (Me.)--History
- Brunswick Convention of 1816 separation
- Maine--History--1775-1865
- Manuscripts
- Political elections
People
Other Keywords
- Bethel
- Early contact & settlement
- Personal writing
- Politicans, politics, government & law
- Separation
- Statehood
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