Lemuel Moody collection, ca. 1776-1865.

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Lemuel Moody collection, ca. 1776-1865.

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Materials relating to the Portland Monument Ground (organization) and the building of the observatory, of which Moody became principal proprietor, including subscriber lists, share certificates, deeds, and meeting notices; ledgers, bills, payrolls, insurance policies, and other papers, pertaining to the building of the observatory and its various outbuildings; and Moody family papers, including documents of Lemuel Moody, reflecting various stages in his life, including his years in the militia, as health officer, commissioner of wrecks, and captain of the schooner Betsey and documents of/or about other family members including Capt. John Moody and Enoch Moody.

.5 linear ft.

Maine Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8044633

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Portland Observatory (Portland, Me.)

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Originally used to signal ships; currently a museum and historical building. From the description of Portland Observatory records, 1810-1847. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71128390 ...

Moody family.

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Moody, John W.

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Betsey (Schooner : ca. 1791)

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Moody, Enoch.

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Portland Monument Ground (Organization)

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Organization founded by Lemuel Moody in 1807 to build an observatory with a telescope on the highest hill in Portland, Me., which was known as the Portland Observatory, and used to view and signal vessels entering and leaving the harbor; also known as Portland Monument Ground Association. From the description of Proprietors records of shares of Portland Monument Ground, 1811-1845. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71128894 ...

Moody, Lemuel, 1767-1846

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Ship captain, of Portland, Me.; master of schooner Betsey which was captured by the French in the 1790s and Moody imprisoned; member of Portland Monument Ground (association) which built the Portland Observatory (also known as Brown Tower) in 1807, on the highest hill in the city and used, chiefly to signal ships; eventually the Moody family bought the property which remains today an historic landmark; active in the formation of the Portland Marine Society (founded 1796 and still active today). ...

Marine Society (Portland, Me.)

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