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Liberty Threatened: Maine in 1775

Copy of letter from Samuel Graves to Philip Stephens, 1775

Copy of letter from Samuel Graves to Philip Stephens, 1775

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Maine Historical Society

The British planned to stop colonial resistance by bombarding coastal towns and destroying the shipping fleets in those communities.

Samuel Graves wrote to Philip Stephens regarding the punishment of the American colonies by the British Navy for insubordination.