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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01450.064 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1776 |
| Title | Petition of inhabitants of Kennebeck River in Lincoln County |
| Date | ca. 1776 |
| Author | Bowman, John (fl. 1776) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Signed by 38 other men. Petition to the members of the Massachusetts Bay Council and the House of Representatives requesting that a port and a naval office be established upon the Kennebeck River (present day Kennebec River, Maine). States that the naval office at Boothbay is very inconvenient for trade since it is a great distance to Boothbay or Falmouth. |
| Subjects | Merchants and Trade Commerce Maritime Navy Government and Civics Petition |
| People | Bowman, John (fl. 1776) |
| Place written | Maine |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Naval & Maritime; Merchants & Commerce; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |