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The person who is the subject of this petition is named John P. Thurston, not Hunter as given in the title of the .pdf document.
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The recipient is William King (1768-1852), who was a member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1807-11, and the first Governor of Maine in 1820-21.
 
The recipient is William King (1768-1852), who was a member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1807-11, and the first Governor of Maine in 1820-21.
  
The subject of the petition is John P. Thurston, not Hunter as given in the title of the .pdf document.
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The subject was probably John P. Thurston (life dates unknown), a long-term resident of Portland, who married Polly Tucker in Portland in 1804, and was mustered in Portland as a junior officer in a Maine militia company in 1814.

Latest revision as of 22:12, 6 February 2022

The person who is the subject of this petition is named John P. Thurston, not Hunter as given in the title of the .pdf document.

The recipient is William King (1768-1852), who was a member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1807-11, and the first Governor of Maine in 1820-21.

The subject was probably John P. Thurston (life dates unknown), a long-term resident of Portland, who married Polly Tucker in Portland in 1804, and was mustered in Portland as a junior officer in a Maine militia company in 1814.