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Deeds

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 30 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
Found in: Maine Historical Society

Andrew Hawes papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 64
Scope and Content note Note that Andrew Hawes is the collector and very few papers in the collection deal with Hawes himself.Chiefly papers collected by Hawes relating to 18th and 19th century Maine, particularly Falmouth, Me., together with a small amount of correspondence (chiefly genealogical); a travel diary (1860); and other papers, of Hawes. Also includes correspondence and legal, business, and family papers of Moses Pearson (1697-1778) first sheriff of Cumberland County; the Quinby family,...
Dates: 1682 - 1909
Found in: Maine Historical Society

Autographs of special note

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 77
Scope and Content note Documents containing autographs. Documents are chiefly from 19th century local and national notables, some of whom were important in Maine history. Local notables include: Edmund Andros, Ralph Owen Brewster, Nelson Dingley, Neal Dow, Sir Ferdinando Gorges, Hannibal Hamlin, James Augustine Healy, John Holmes, Sarah Orne Jewett, Nathan Lord, John Neal, Thomas B. Reed, Laura Elizabeth Richards, Lorenzo De Medici Sweat, E.B. Washburne, Wallace H. White, Tobias Lear, Samuel Finley Breese Morse...
Dates: 1650 - 1950
Found in: Maine Historical Society

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
Found in: Maine Historical Society

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
Found in: Maine Historical Society

Bowdoin, Flucker, Waldo, and Knox papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 948
Scope and Content note

Letters, bills, receipts and other documents.

Dates: 1688 - 1808
Found in: Maine Historical Society

Charles Parsons Chandler papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 75
Scope and Content note

Primarily personal and business papers consisting of legal and political correspondence, civil commissions, court docket books, accounts, and legal documents; also included are papers of Peleg and Charles Peleg Chandler, shipping and business papers of John and Augustus Hale, and a diary of Emily Sarah (Chandler) Jones.

Dates: 1812 - 1909
Found in: Maine Historical Society

Chase family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4316
Scope and Content note

This collection documents members of the Chase family of York, Me. Contents include correspondence, postcards, genealogies, school and military records, property and financial documents, land deeds, catalogs, a daybook, a letter book, and photographs. The collection reflects the relationships and activities of multiple generations of Chases, as well as their property, finances, and business affairs.

Dates: 1821 - 1920
Found in: Maine Historical Society

Deering/Noyes collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 951
Scope and Content note The Deering/Noyes collection (1764-1971) includes the papers of several members of the Deering and Noyes families, as well as those of several members of allied families. Most of the holdings consist of deeds, accounts, estate papers, property lists, and other material pertaining to the acquisition and transfer of property.Of primary importance in this collection are the papers and accounts of Nathaniel Deering (1736-1795); James Deering (1766-1850); Nathaniel Deering...
Dates: 1764 - 1971
Found in: Maine Historical Society

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
Found in: Maine Historical Society

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