Returns of 1816 vote on separation of Maine from Massachusetts, 1816.

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Returns of 1816 vote on separation of Maine from Massachusetts, 1816.

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Resolves 1815, c 157, in response to petitions from the District of Maine (see: Massachusetts. General Court. Petitions of 1816 from Maine supporting separation of Maine from Massachusetts ((M-Ar)97X)) required Maine towns, districts, and plantations to hold a May 20, 1816 vote on the question of separating Maine from Massachusetts as a state. The vote, the fourth such authorized by the General Court, was open to all qualified to vote for Maine senators. Returns of the vote were submitted to the state secretary pursuant to the resolve.

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