Keywords: Henry Mowatt
Item 6777
Capt. Mowat's warning to Falmouth, 1775
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775-11-16 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 6775
Copy of letter from Capt. Mowat to Adm. Graves, 1775
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Liberty Threatened: Maine in 1775
At Lexington and Concord, on April 19, 1775, British troops attempted to destroy munitions stored by American colonists. The battles were the opening salvos of the American Revolution. Shortly, the conflict would erupt in Maine.
