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SELECTED PRIMARY SOURCES

See also the Research and Education Supplement

Here is a selection of primary sources for the study of Maine's history, government, and culture. Transcribed into electronic form, they may contain typographical errors.  Links  to other articles have been added within these sources at times to provide context.

Grant of the Province of Maine to Sir Fernando Gorges and John Mason, 1622
Grant of the Province of Maine to Sir Fernando Gorges, 1639
Grant of the Province of Maine to James, Duke of York, 1664
Grant of the Province of Maine to James, Duke of York, 1674
Declaration of Independence, 1776
Amendment to bill admitting Maine as a state, allowing admission of Missouri, page 1
Webster-Ashburton Treaty, 1842
Resolves to Create and Repair "Enoch Lincoln's Tomb," 1842, 1903
Letter to President Lincoln recommending Joshua Chamberlain for promotion
An Act to promote immigration and to facilitate the settlement of the public lands (1870 law to establish a Swedish colony in Aroostook County)
Report of the Board of Immigration 1870 (on the progress of the Swedish colony)
Certificate issued by State Land Agent for Swedish Colonists, 1870  (Use legal size paper and set the print options accordingly.)
Historic USGS maps of Passadumkeag Quadrangle, NW corner, 1917 and 1960.
An Act to Implement the Maine Indian Claims Settlement, 1979, as amended
Constitution of Maine, 1990 recodification
1995 Governors' Inaugural Address - Angus S. King, Jr.
1999 Governors' Inaugural Addresses - Angus S. King, Jr.
06 FY 01/02 Governor's Executive Order Curtailing Allotments (page 1)
06 FY 01/02 Governor's Executive Order Curtailing Allotments (page 2)
07 FY 01/02 Governor's Executive Order on "Temporary Layoffs" (page 1)
07 FY 01/02 Governor's Executive Order on "Temporary Layoffs" (page 2)
June 11, 1996 Referendum Ballot, complete the arrow, machine counted
June   9, 1998 Referendum Ballot, traditional manual method (page 1)
June   9, 1998 Referendum Ballot, traditional manual method (page 2)
June   9, 1998 Primary Candidate Ballot, traditional manual method