John Hill papers
Scope and Content note
Consisting of about 800 letters and manuscript documents, concerning legal and financial transactions in Kittery, Berwick and York, Maine. Personal names include: Hill, Hobbs, Langdon, Shapleigh, Chadbourne, Lord, Leighton, Gerrish, and Frost.
Dates
- Creation: ca. 1709-1761
Creator
- Hill, John, 1703-1772 (Person)
Access
Unrestricted
Copyright
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Biographical note
John Hill of York County, Maine. He was a captain, major, deputy, senator, councillor, justice in the Court of Common Pleas, and Judge of Probate.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Provenance
Gift of Bruce W. Hazelton, July 8, 1994 (acc. no. 1994.186).
Source
- Hazelton, Bruce W. (Donor, Person)
Subject
- Hill, John, 1703-1772 -- Family (Person)
- Hill family (Family)
- Hobbs family (Family)
- Langdon family (Family)
- Shipley family (Family)
- Lord family (Family)
- Frost family (Family)
- Chadbourne family (Family)
- Layton family (Family)
- Garris family (Family)
- Title
- Guide to the John Hill papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Donna Knoblock, Library Volunteer, May 2025
- Date
- July 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Maine Historical Society Repository