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Deeds

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Aaron Porter papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 32
Scope and Content note

Correspondence, deeds, depositions, plans, Biddeford and Saco, Me., land titles, patents, and other legal documents; notes of comment and history; and miscellaneous material including papers collected by Mr. and Mrs. L.D.M. Sweat, of Portland. Me., on a foreign trip, papers on the Mexican War, 1846-1847, and printed matter.

Dates: 1629 - 1847

Bell family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4250
Scope and Content note

Mostly probates and deeds, although there are also stock certificates, a pew deed, World War I records, and estate records.

Dates: 1862 - 1978

Bickford family genealogy collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4310
Scope and Content note This collection documents Mahlon Bickford's research into the Bickford family genealogy, much of which was used to publish the Bickford newsletter. Contents include correspondence, notes, family trees, vital and property records, legal documents, newsletters, news clippings, photographs, negatives, posters, and a ledger. The collection includes biographical and genealogical information on individuals, families, and geographical groups, as well as...
Dates: 1782 - 2024; Majority of material found within 1988 - 2024

Bowdoin, Flucker, Waldo, and Knox papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 948
Scope and Content note

Letters, bills, receipts and other documents.

Dates: 1688 - 1808

Ellis B. Usher collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 945
Scope and Content note

Deeds, correspondence, and financial records. The majority of this collection are deeds in Usher's name or later ones for his heirs. The correspondence folders are mostly legal documents and some pertaining to the lumber business.

Dates: 1790 - 1877

Gunpowder mills of Maine research papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4205
Scope and Content note

The collection spans the research, writing, and distribution of Whitten's pamphlet and book, along with associated lectures he prepared on the subject. Contents are divided into two series: 1. Research notes and reference and 2. Publication and promotion, comprising manuscript, printed documents, photographs, scrapbook pages and film negatives. Contains many photocopies.

Dates: 1898 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1972 - 1989

Huston and Waite family collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4142
Scope and Content note Deeds, legal documents, genealogical notes, photographs, coat of arms. The collection, in volume, is almost equally divided between deeds of conveyance and other legal documents and a collection of largely unrelated notes containing geological information. As noted in the inventory, the authors of the various genealogical notes are not identified nor did they provide their sources. The collection also includes a number of photographs, including a picture of the farm at Mast Road Falmouth...
Dates: 1739 - 1955

James Gower papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4239
Scope and Content note

Legal documents, correspondence, financial papers, and various writs, deeds, and agreements of James Gower, his family, and related to his various positions in local government. Included are several documents related to Bowdoin College land sales for which Gower played a role as agent, as well as versions of his own will and testament with details regarding his estate.

Dates: 1810 - 1856

Joseph Dow family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4227
Scope and Content note The collection consists of the correspondence, financial records, account and day books, and legal papers of Joseph Dow and other members of the extended Dow family. Included are deeds and correspondence between Dow family members and the related Marstons, as well as a selection of Civil War letters from James Bradbury to his family. A significant portion of the collection is comprised of the legal writs and complaints presented to Joseph Dow during his tenure as Justice of the Peace in...
Dates: 1812 - 1894

Orange Frost Small papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4281
Scope and Content note

This collection documents the life and family of Orange Frost Small. Contents include correspondence, genealogies, institutional records, diaries, personal writings, account books, property and financial records, and photographs. The collection reflects the work, thoughts, health, and relationships of Orange Small, as well as close family and community members, including his son, Robert Orange Small.

Dates: 1859 - 2021; Majority of material found within 1859 - 1909