Secretary of State Correspondence Record: Requesting if there is a general laws in the State of Maine authorizing the Government cede jurisdiction to the United States over Light House sites.

Item Description:	Requesting if there is a general laws in the State of Maine authorizing the Government cede jurisdiction to the United States over Light House sites.
Date Written:	9 May 1853
Box and Folder:	18-18
Associated names:	Thornton A. Jenkins
Associated subjects:	Lighthouses—Maine; Nubble (York Co., Me.); Cape Neddick (York Co., Me.); York (York Co., Me.)
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Source citation: "Secretary of State Correspondence, 1820-1914," database, Maine Genealogy (https://www.mainegenealogy.net/correspondence_record.asp?id=4690 : accessed 30 October 2025), entry for Requesting if there is a general laws in the State of Maine authorizing the Government cede jurisdiction to the United States over Light House sites., 9 May 1853, citing Hancock County Court of Sessions database, Maine State Archives.

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