Title

Bangor Register, Vol V. No. 33.

Authors

James Burton

Files

Description

The Bangor Register newspaper reporting on new state laws being adopted by the Maine Legislature following separation from Massachusetts in August 1820. The paper includes a note about treaty negotiations taking place between the Penobscot Nation and Col. Lewis as a result of statehood and the announcement of the pending, "fourth Census of the U. States." The publication contains additional news of the day including the report of a sea serpent sighted off Phillips Beach, Swampscott, Massachusetts; the accidental hanging of a child re-enacting an execution in Baltimore, Maryland; a recipe for a rhubarb tonic to treat cholera; marriage and death notices; and various advertisements.

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Publication Date

8-17-1820

Publisher

James Burton

City

Bangor, Maine

Keywords

Maine newspapers

Disciplines

State and Local Government Law | United States History

Comments

MS_601_Box_2679_Folder_026

Recommended Citation

Burton, James, "Bangor Register, Vol V. No. 33." (1820). Maine Bicentennial. 116.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainebicentennial/116