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Description and Holding Information
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House. Comm. on Agriculture. Report on the memorial of the Androscoggin County Agricultural Society, 1863
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Forty-second Legislature. House. No. 8. Report of the Committee on Agriculture in response to a memorial of the Androscoggin County Agricultural
Society asking for an Department of Agriculture at the Maine State Seminary. The issue had been before the Legislature since 1859. However, an
opportunity had arisen--a group of Boston businessmen who had successful enterprises in Lewiston had offered the Seminary a matching grant of $50,000. The
businessmen asked the Legislature to donate three half townships. Resolve: to establish a department of natural science, the land agent would transfer
three half townships to the Maine State Seminary, provided the Seminary could raise $50,000 in three years, cash in the bank--not promises. This
meant the Seminary had to match the original grant and the same amount for the townships, which would not be easy. (Digitized from a microfilm copy
of title originally held by the Library of Congress).
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Title:
Report : the Committee on Agriculture, to whom was referred the memorial of the Androscoggin County Agricultural Society ... .
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OCLC Number:
1423720169
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Available Volumes
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| Name | Fiche Count | Online | Paper Backup |
| Vol. 1 | | Yes | No |
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