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Samuel Freeman (1743-1831) wrote this letter to Rev. Abiel Abbot of Beverly, Mass., proposing the idea of publishing a weekly newsletter entitled the Christian Gazette, to be produced edited by the Committee of the Society for Suppressing Vice & Immorality of Portland.
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About This Item
- Title: Samuel Freeman letter to Abiel Abbot, Nov. 9, 1813
- Creator: Samuel Freeman
- Creation Date: 1813-11-09
- Subject Date: 1813-11-09
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 420, Box 42
- Collection: John S. H. Fogg autograph collection
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Temperence--Maine--History
- Society for Suppressing Vice & Immorality (Portland, Me.)--Manuscripts
- Manuscripts
- Freeman, Samuel (1843-1831)--Letters
- Christian Gazette (Portland, Me.)
- Temperence--Maine--Portland--Societies, etc.
- Letters
People
- Abbot, Abiel
- Adams, Samuel
- Cogswell, Jonathan
- Freeman, Samuel
- Mitchell, Ammi R.
- Morse,
- Porter, Benjamin J.
- Titcomb, Enoch
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