Invitation for Gen. Shepley to visit Bangor, 1863
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Maine Historical Society
In August of 1863, Samuel H. Dale, mayor of Bangor, and 38 "influential" citizens wrote to invite Shepley to visit Bangor while he was in Maine.
Dale wrote that they wanted to welcome Shepley home and learn from him "such lessons of Patriotism and Duty as the day and the hour imperatively demand."
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