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Cross Section Of Maine History At The Time Of The Separation From Massachusetts, Harold Howard Inman
Cross Section Of Maine History At The Time Of The Separation From Massachusetts, Harold Howard Inman
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This paper is intended to present a picture of Maine as it was in 1820, at the time of the separation from Massachusetts. I have endeavored to give a cross-section of the state just at the time it was taking a place among the more mature council, known as the United States. Maine had been for a long time under the tutelage of Massachusetts, but now felt able to strike out on its own.
In 1820 Maine presents an interesting picture. It is a good period of which to make a sketch for the state was entering upon the new …