Returns of 1819 vote on separation of Maine from Massachusetts, 1819.

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Returns of 1819 vote on separation of Maine from Massachusetts, 1819.

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St 1819, c 161, in response to petitions from the District of Maine (see: Massachusetts. General Court. Petitions of 1819 from Maine towns supporting separation of Maine from Massachusetts ((M-Ar)100X)), required Maine towns, districts, and plantations to hold a July 26, 1819 vote on the question of separation. The vote, the sixth such authorized by the General Court, was open to all qualified to vote for its senators or for governor. Returns of the vote were submitted to the state secretary pursuant to the act.

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