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Sheep And Wool In Nineteenth-Century Falmouth, Ma: Examining The Collapse Of A Cape Cod Industry, Leo Patrick Ledwell Aug 2012

Sheep And Wool In Nineteenth-Century Falmouth, Ma: Examining The Collapse Of A Cape Cod Industry, Leo Patrick Ledwell

Graduate Masters Theses

This thesis examines the collapse of the sheep industry in Falmouth, Massachusetts in the 1830s. The documentary evidence for the collapse is examined through both the lens of microhistory and that of the traditional model for the collapse, one set forth by the American Geographical Society. The traditional model suggests that the importation of cheap agricultural goods from western states like Ohio caused the collapse of commercial farming in New England. An examination of the local evidence, however, suggests that the real reasons for the collapse of the sheep industry in Falmouth are much more complex, leaving open the possibility …

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In Defense Of Colonel Richard P. Roberts, Commanding Officer Of The Pennsylvania 140th Regiment, Gregory Jason Bell Jan 2004

In Defense Of Colonel Richard P. Roberts, Commanding Officer Of The Pennsylvania 140th Regiment, Gregory Jason Bell

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Richard P. Roberts was the colonel of the Pennsylvania 140th regiment from its organization in September 1862 until his death at Gettysburg in July 1863. During this time period, Captain David Acheson of Company C fostered a “growing dislike” for the colonel that led him to portray the colonel negatively in his writings. Unfortunately for the colonel’s reputation, Acheson’s letters have been widely published, leading at least one historian to accept Acheson’s poor opinion of the colonel as fact. However, other primary sources exist which collectively demonstrate a positive regimental opinion of the colonel and further suggest that Acheson’s criticisms …

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George Burroughs And The Girls From Casco: The Maine Roots Of Salem Witchcraft, Mary Beth Norton Jan 2002

George Burroughs And The Girls From Casco: The Maine Roots Of Salem Witchcraft, Mary Beth Norton

Maine History

Although few hooks about the Salem witchcraft crisis of 1692 have paid much attention to him, the Reverend George Burroughs (who was accused in April, examined in May; and convicted and hanged in August) was the key figure in the episode, along with three young women who numbered among his principal accusers: Mercy Lewis, Susannah Sheldon, and Abigail Hobbs. All four lived in Maine for far longer than they resided in Salem Village. Burroughs spent most of his ministerial career in Falmouth (Portland), Black Point (Scarborough), and Wells; Lewis was born and raised in Falmouth, where Hobbs spent most of …

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The Wadsworths: A Portland Family, Joyce Butler Apr 1988

The Wadsworths: A Portland Family, Joyce Butler

Maine History

The article reviews the history of the Wadsworth family from the arrive of Peleg Wadsworth in Falmouth, Maine through the birth of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the son of Peleg’s daughter Zilpah and Stephen Longfellow

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The Search For Security Maine After Penobscot, James S. Leamon Jan 1982

The Search For Security Maine After Penobscot, James S. Leamon

Maine History

The article discusses the impact of the results of the Penobscot War on the inhabitants of Maine. The British seized Bagaduce (Castine) and remained. During the rest of the war, the residents of Maine had to contend with a garrison of regular British troops and the article recounts the impact of those troops.

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Peleg Wadsworth, Clifford K. Shipton Jul 1976