Keywords: Revolutionary War
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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 13423
Conrad Heyer, Waldoboro, ca. 1852
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1852 Location: Waldoboro Media: Daguerreotype
Item 105295
Revolutionary War-era styled gown, Portland, ca. 1825
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1825 Location: Portland Media: Silk, cotton
Item 102181
Benjamin Rush on monetary transactions, Philadelphia, 1777
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1777-05-19 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
Item 102167
Francis Lewis on the actions of the militia relayed to Congress, Yorktown, 1778
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1778-03-30 Location: Yorktown Media: Ink on paper
Item 102185
Thomas Stone giving advice to brother, Annapolis, 1781
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1781-10-03 Location: Annapolis; Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
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
Item 102193
Resolution in Congress by Charles Thomson, 1779
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1779-09-20 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
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
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
Item 11001
Society of the Cincinnati Medal, ca. 1784
Contributed by: The General Henry Knox Museum Date: circa 1784 Location: Thomaston Media: Fabric, metal
Item 101273
Caesar Rodney on Revolutionary War, Philadelphia, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-08-03 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
Item 102166
Francis Lightfoot Lee discussing independence in Congress, Philadelphia, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-04-09 Location: Philadelphia; Warsaw Media: Ink on paper
Item 102173
John Morton appointing William Curry as Physician & Surgeon, Pennsylvania, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-04-06 Media: Ink on paper
Item 102183
James Smith on his feelings at the Second Continental Congress to his wife, Baltimore, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-12-31 Location: Baltimore; York; Shippensburg Media: Ink on paper
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
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
Item 102163
Francis Hopkinson on voting reform, Philadelphia, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-07-23 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
Item 102177
Thomas Nelson, Jr. on security of naval ships, Virginia, 1781
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1781-09-16 Location: Williamsburg Media: Ink on paper
Item 102178
William Paca on state of the militia, 1777
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1777-05-13 Media: Ink on paper
Item 102180
George Ross asking special permission from Congress, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-10-26 Media: Ink on paper
Item 5464
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1780 Media: Engraving
Item 102186
George Taylor requesting kitchen supplies from ironworks, Pennsylvania, 1780
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1780-11-23 Location: Easton; Durham; Trenton Media: Ink on paper
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
Item 102165
Thomas Jefferson contemplating the sale of frontier land, Philadelphia, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776 Location: Philadelphia Media: Ink on paper
