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| | MA Militia, War of 1812 Historical Narrative |
 | | Caleb Strong, then Governor, was, it was well know, intensely opposed to the war; and it was not until after all her territory east of the Penobscot river in the District of Maine, (then a part of Massachusetts,) was in possession of the enemy, that any energetic measures were taken for its defense. |
 | | Then a public meeting was called to consider the matter, and a committee consisting of Harrison Gray Otis, and others, was appointed to wait on the Governor, and present to him an address on the defenseless state of the city. |
 | | Blake mounted his horse, and late in the afternoon was at Bangor, issuing orders for the assembling of the Brigade of the Tenth Massachusetts division, of which he was commander, and the same evening rode down to Hampden. |
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