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Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… of rum 6 pounds of butter 1 barrel of molasses 1 cask of raisins 1 cask of oil 1 bundle of bed springs 54 1/2 of shingles 15in 73 feet of boards…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"… and September 1805, Knox notes the sale of 3,000 casks of lime and the purchase of almost 3,800 lime casks."

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The casks that contained dried fish, peas and other staples were cracked open and the water caused much of the food to spoil."