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Plantation Returns
- Plantations are a unique form of local government in Maine, existing in sparsely populated areas as a step between unincorporated areas and full town status. In 1840, a law provided that plantations could organize “for election purposes,” only requiring a return to the Secretary of State of the date of organization and a description of bounds. This act was the impetus for groupings of scattered settlers or, more often lumbermen, and large areas were often organized into one plantation. These records range from 1840 – 1891.
Miscellaneous Filings
- The Secretary of State's Office is responsible for receiving many different filings to the State, known as Miscellaneous Filings. The earliest forms of these were recorded in bound volumes and included proclamations and nominations from the Governor, extraditions, and official appointments.
State Census 1837
- The Special Maine State Census, which enumerated the inhabitants on March 1, 1837, was conducted in accordance with an Act passed by the Maine Legislature on March 8, 1837. The law mandated that all inhabitants be counted, with the exceptions of non-naturalized foreigners who had not resided in any city, town, or plantation in the state for four years prior to the census, as well as unassessed indigenous communities.
Social History
- These varied collections highlight the diversity of archival material relating to the history of the daily lives and experiences of ordinary people and their interactions with the state.
Photographs of the Legislature
- Group photographs of legislators taken during each legislative session. Not all sessions have photographs.
Edward Alonzo True Correspondence 1860-1864
- Letters from Edward A. True of Hope, Maine to his sister Rosie True, Lizzie True, mother Olive K. True, and father Edward True. Collection includes letters to Edward True from friends. Edward True enlisted at Hope, Maine on August 14, 1861 and was mustered into the 8th Maine Regiment as a lieutenant. He mustered out January 18, 1866 as colonel.