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A History Of Newspapers In The District Of Maine, 1785-1820, Frederick Gardiner Fassett Jr.

Maine Bicentennial

Post-Revolutionary Maine: The history of newspapers in the District of Maine, from 1785 to 1820, falls into three divisions, centering respectively about the activities of Thomas Baker Wait, Peter Edes, and Nathaniel Willis, Jr. These men and the newspapers with which they were identified are the dominant agents in a somewhat chaotic development; a host of lesser men and lesser papers support them. Wait, because he was prime mover in the first paper, because he trained several younger men, because he was an energetic and progressive publisher, and because in partnership with his protege John Kelse Baker he led …

An Address Delivered On The Twenty-Sixth Of May, 1836, The Centennial Anniversary Of The Settlement Of Gorham, Josiah Pierce

Maine Bicentennial

Text of a speech given by Josiah Pierce at the centennial anniversary celebration of the settlement of Gorham, Maine. The speech includes references to the history of the Gorham region from 1675 to 1836, including brief biographies of the town's earliest settlers.

Maine Patriot & State Gazette...Extra. Doctor Rose's Vindication, Daniel Rose

Maine Bicentennial

The broadsheet publication includes text of Dr. Daniel Rose's defense in response to charges of misappropriated funds in the process of constructing the Maine State Prison at Thomaston.

In February 1822, Dr. Daniel Rose, John Chandler, and William Pitt Preble were appointed by the Maine State Legislature to begin researching the construction of the new state prison. In February 1823, Dr. Rose was appointed the agent to oversee construction of the prison.

Among controversies discussed in the newspaper extra, was purchase of the 10 acre tract of land on which the prison was built from former Governor William King for …