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Item 7565

Benjamin Vaughan letter to a Dr. Page, 1803

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1803-02-07 Location: Hallowell Media: Ink on paper

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Item 7566

Benjamin Vaughan letter to Dr. Page about bloodletting, 1801

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1801-04-09 Location: Hallowell Media: Ink on paper

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Item 21396

Benjamin Baldwin on death of Loammi Baldwin, 1807

Contributed by: Pierce Family Collection through Maine Historical Society Date: 1807-11-30 Location: Baldwin Media: Ink on paper

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Tax Records

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Item 87935

Benjamin G. Jones Estate property, East End, Long Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Benjamin G. Jones Estate Use: Summer Dwelling

Item 60352

Assessor's Record, 27 Lassell Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Benjamin Hall Use: Garage

Item 32293

65-67 Atlantic Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Benjamin Freedman Style: Italian Renaissance Use: Dwelling - Two family

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109803

Dwelling house for Mr. Benjamin Morrison, Lewiston, 1891

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1891 Location: Lewiston Client: Benjamin Morrison Architect: George M. Coombs

Item 109692

House for Mr. Benj. Jackson, Lewiston, 1896

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1896 Location: Lewiston Client: Benjamin Jackson Architect: Coombs, Gibbs and Wilkinson Architects

Item 109693

Stable for Mr. Benj. Jackson, Lewiston, 1896

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1896 Location: Lewiston Client: Benjamin Jackson Architect: Coombs, Gibbs and Wilkinson Architects

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Freeland Holmes and Caroline Holmes, Foxcroft, ca. 1860

The Washburns of Livermore

Members of the Washburn family of Livermore participated in the Civil War in a variety of ways -- from Caroline at the homefront, to Samuel at sea, Elihu, as a Congressman from Illinois, and Israel governor of Maine. The family had considerable influence politically on several fronts.

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.

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Prisoners of War

Mainers have been held prisoners in conflicts fought on Maine and American soil and in those fought overseas. In addition, enemy prisoners from several wars have been brought to Maine soil for the duration of the war.