Memorial of Maine legislators supporting separation of Maine from Massachusetts, 1816.

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Memorial of Maine legislators supporting separation of Maine from Massachusetts, 1816.

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The Brunswick Convention met Sept. 30-Oct. 9, 1816, to consider separating the District of Maine from Massachusetts as a state. This memorial is a petition favoring separation filed with the General Court in Nov. 1816 by Maine senators and representatives.

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