Maine Memory Network

John Campbell to Henry Clinton about capture of Peleg Wadsworth, 1781

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1781-03-15 Location: Castine Media: Ink on paper

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Peleg Wadsworth letter to wife, Betsey, 1778

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1778-09-02 Media: Ink on paper

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Lock of George Washington's Hair

Correspondence between Elizabeth Wadsworth, her father Peleg Wadsworth and Martha Washington's secretary about the gift of a lock of George Washington's hair to Eliza.

Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland

The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… at self-sovereignty.[14] Silhouette of Peleg Wadsworth, Portland, ca. 1800Maine Historical Society The 1792 vote also revealed a sectional…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2

"The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation The committee sent a similar address to the citizens of Maine urging them to support…"