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Domestic News
June 18, 1798
The Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
Inhabitants of Portland held a town meeting on Monday to raise $2,000 for mounting cannons, providing ammunition, and erecting fortifications for defense. A committee was appointed, and Capt. Weeks prepared the fort's cannons.
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Defence of Portland.
The spirited measures pursuing for the protection of this town, afford another proof of the determined & unshaken spirit of resistance, that actuates Americans. In order to facilitate its defence, the inhabitants met on Monday last, in town meeting, for the laudable purpose of raising a sum of money for the mounting such cannon belonging to the United States, and other cannon that may be in town, as are fit for service, and providing the necessary ammunition &c. for the same, and to erect additional fortifications; for which purpose the sum of two thousand dollars was voted, and a committee was raised to carry the business into effect, consisting of Captain LEMUEL WEEKS, Captain DAVID SMITH, Major HUGH M'LELLAN, Captain EBENEZER DAVIS, Lieut. DAVID HALE, Capt. DANIEL TUCKER, and Mr. ROBERT BOYD. Capt. Weeks has proved the cannon at the fort and put them in a state of requisition.
The spirited measures pursuing for the protection of this town, afford another proof of the determined & unshaken spirit of resistance, that actuates Americans. In order to facilitate its defence, the inhabitants met on Monday last, in town meeting, for the laudable purpose of raising a sum of money for the mounting such cannon belonging to the United States, and other cannon that may be in town, as are fit for service, and providing the necessary ammunition &c. for the same, and to erect additional fortifications; for which purpose the sum of two thousand dollars was voted, and a committee was raised to carry the business into effect, consisting of Captain LEMUEL WEEKS, Captain DAVID SMITH, Major HUGH M'LELLAN, Captain EBENEZER DAVIS, Lieut. DAVID HALE, Capt. DANIEL TUCKER, and Mr. ROBERT BOYD. Capt. Weeks has proved the cannon at the fort and put them in a state of requisition.
What sub-type of article is it?
Military
Infrastructure
What keywords are associated?
Portland Defense
Town Meeting
Fortifications
Cannon Mounting
American Resistance
What entities or persons were involved?
Captain Lemuel Weeks
Captain David Smith
Major Hugh M'lellan
Captain Ebenezer Davis
Lieut. David Hale
Capt. Daniel Tucker
Mr. Robert Boyd
Where did it happen?
Portland
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Portland
Event Date
Monday Last
Key Persons
Captain Lemuel Weeks
Captain David Smith
Major Hugh M'lellan
Captain Ebenezer Davis
Lieut. David Hale
Capt. Daniel Tucker
Mr. Robert Boyd
Outcome
sum of two thousand dollars voted; committee appointed to mount cannons, provide ammunition, and erect fortifications. capt. weeks proved and prepared the fort's cannons.
Event Details
Inhabitants met in town meeting to raise funds for defense preparations, including mounting U.S. and local cannons, providing ammunition, and building additional fortifications.