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Democratic Republican Party Resolution, 1832, Charles Stimson, Hanson H. Adams

Maine History Documents

A broadside announcing the unanimous approval of nominations for United States President and Vice-president of Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren; also approved was the Democratic list of candidates for Electors for the State of Maine.

History Of The State Of Maine; From Its First Discovery, A. D. 1602, To The Separation, A. D. 1820, Inclusive, William D. Williamson

Maine History Documents

AN authentic History of this State has been long and much desired. Maine is a corner-pillar in the American Republic. Its territory equals one half of New-England,—its natural resources are great and various—its climate is good—its population now considerably exceeds 400,000,—and only two individual States have a greater extent of seaboard or more shipping. Several settlements have existed within its limits, more than two centuries; through which period, as plantations have spread and multiplied, it has been the destiny of successive generations to struggle with wars and difficulties reiterated and uncommon, and to wade through sufferings deep and indescribable. The …

A Brief Sketch Of Parties, The British And American, As Connected With The American System: Together With An Account Of The Extraordinary Doings Of The Maine Legislature For 1831, Maine Legislature

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Contents include:

Chapter I: Origin of parties - The old division of Whig and Tory now existing under a different name - The principles these parties advocated before, and after the Revolution - The Whigs in favor of Independence as freemen, and manufacturers, the Tories contending for a submission to England - The war arose on these principles - One great cause of the Revolution was to establish the Independence of the American mechanic. Hence the origin of the American and British parties, as synonymous to Whig and Tory - Examination of the American and British parties - History of …

Documents Accompanying The Governor's Message: Relating To The Road From Baring To Houlton, State Of Maine

Maine History Documents

Several statements from Maine politicians relating to the "Resolve for making the State Road from Baring to Houlton Plantation near Baskahegan."

Sketches Of Oxford County, Thomas T. Stone

Maine History Documents

I will imagine a scene ; it is among, the loveliest in a world, which has innumerable joys mingled with its many sorrows. I remember such an one in my childhood, and how I loved it. It was in early spring or autumn, when, after the toil or play of the day, I came into the house which my mother had prepared for the evening; a brisk fire from the hearth playing on the windows and ceiling; my mother smiling on her talkative children as they gathered around her; my father resting from his day's work, and their little- ones …

Speech Of Mr. Sprague, Of Maine, 16th April, 1830, Upon The Subject Of The Removal Of The Indians, Peleg Sprague

Maine History Documents

A speech of Mr. Sprague, of Maine delivered in the Senate of the United States, 16th April, 1830, in reply to Messrs. White, McKinley, and Forsyth, upon the subject of the removal of the Indians. Senator Peleg Sprague argues strongly against President Andrew Jackson's forcible removal of Indians from Southern States on moral grounds and the faulty assumptions of the doctrine of discovery.

A Sermon Preached At North Yarmouth, February 16, 1825: At The Ordination Of The Rev. George D. Boardman, As A Missionary To The Heathen, Jeremiah Chaplin

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No abstract provided.

A Sermon, Delivered In The Chapel Of Waterville College, April 3d, 1825, Stephen Chapin

Maine History Documents

Full title: A sermon, delivered in the chapel of Waterville College, April 3d, 1825 : on account of the death of Mr. Obed Wilson, son of the Rev. Obed Wilson of Bingham.

Triumphs Of Intellect: A Lecture, Delivered October, 1824, In The Chapel Of Waterville College, Stephen Chapin

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No abstract provided.

Sermon Delivered November 7, 1821, At The Ordination Of The Rev. John A. Douglass, Asa Cummings

Maine History Documents

The text of a sermon delivered November 7, 1821, at the ordination of the Reverend John A. Douglass to the pastoral care of the Congregational Church in Waterford, by Asa Cummings, Pastor of the First Church in North Yarmouth.

An Address Delivered Before The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association, For The Benefit Of The Apprentices Library, Thursday Evening, 8th Nov. 1821, Grenville Mellen

Maine History Documents

A sermon on education and the founding of libraries as a "memorable era in the annals of education."

The Conversion Of Mariners Will Enlarge The Praises Of Zion, Stephen Chapin

Maine History Documents

Full title: The conversion of mariners will enlarge the praises of Zion : a sermon addressed to mariners, North-Yarmouth, State of Maine, March 4th, 1821 by Stephen Chapin, Pastor of the Baptist Church in Said Town.

History Of Acadie, Penobscot Bay And River, With A More Particular Geographical And Statistical View Of The District Of Maine Than Has Ever Been Published, Joseph Whipple

Maine History Documents

The Compiler of the following work made these selections for a History of Penobscot, about two years since; the object of which was, to bring a direct and concise view of this part of the country into a more compact, and cheaper volume than can now be obtained. As reference must be made to many publications, to obtain the information which this contains, all of which are very expensive works; and as it is the general wish of the inhabitants to possess a history of the country in which they live—it was presumed that nearly every family in this part …

An Address, Delivered At Brunswick, April 27, 1814, Parker Cleveland

Maine History Documents

Full title: An address, delivered at Brunswick, April 27, 1814; before the Brunswick, Topsham, and Harpswell society, for the suppression of intemperance by Parker Cleveland, A. M., Professor of Mathematics, and Natural Philosophy, in Bowdoin College

A Sermon, Delivered July 23, 1812, On Occasion Of The State Fast, Appointed In Consequence Of The Declaration Of War Against Great Britain, Francis Brown

Maine History Documents

A sermon delivered at the beginning of the War of 1812.

An Oration On Music; Pronounced At Fryeburg, Before The Hans-Gram Musical Society, 1811, Oliver Bray

Maine History Documents

An oration on music; pronounced at Fryeburg, before the Hans-Gram Musical Society, on their first anniversary, October 10, 1811, by Oliver Bray.

An Address Delivered Before The Wiscasset Female Asylum, Oct. 8, 1811, Alden Bradford

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An address at the first public meeting after the act of incorporation of the Wiscasset Female Asylum, '... to relieve the wants and improve the morals of such indigent females, as shall appear to be objects of charity.' - p. 8

A Sermon Delivered At Penobscot, District Of Maine, November 22, 1809, Kiah Bailey

Maine History Documents

A sermon delivered at Penobscot, district of Maine : November 22, 1809 ; at the ordination of the Rev. Philip Spaulding, over the congregational church and society in the place, by Kiah Bailey, Congregational Minister in New-Castle.

An Address Delivered At Gorham, On Opening The Academy In That Place, Reuben Nason

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A transcript of and address delivered at the opening of Gorham Academy in Gorham, Maine, on September 8, 1806.

Fashionable Amusements Inconsistent With The Design And Spirit Of The Gospel, Kiah Bayley

Maine History Documents

Full title: Fashionable amusements inconsistent with the design and spirit of the Gospel, contrary to the express commands of God, and in many respects productive of evil : a discourse delivered February 5, 1804 / by Kiah Bayley, pastor of the church in New-Castle, (Maine.)

Slavery Inconsistent With Justice And Good Policy, David Rice

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Full title: Slavery inconsistent with justice and good policy : proved by a speech, delivered in the convention, held at Danville, Kentucky / by the Rev. David Rice. Printed at Augusta, by Peter Edes, 1804. Text followed by a note: This work is re-printed at the request of many person, some of whom belong to the Society of Friends, to whom it is now dedicated. It may, with their assistance, tend to aid the views of our Legislature in abolishing the representation of slaves, and eventually of the existence of slavery in this country.

Two Sermons Delivered In Wiscasset, (Pownalborough) On The 9th Of May, 1798, Alden Bradford

Maine History Documents

Full title: Two Sermons Delivered in Wiscasset, (Pownalborough) on the 9th of May, 1798, which the President of the United States had Previously Appointed to be Religiously Observed as a Day of Humiliation and Prayer throughout the Union.

Two Sermons Upon The Doctrines, Character And Kingdom Of Christ, Alden Bradford

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From the cover page: Two sermons upon the doctrines, character and kingdom of Christ : delivered in the first parish in Cambridge, December 28, 1794, by Alden Bradford, A.M., pastor of a Christian Society in Pownalborough. Published by request of the hearers, printed by Samuel Hall, No. 53, Cornhill, Boston.