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Deeds

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

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

Bowdoin, Flucker, Waldo, and Knox papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 948
Scope and Content note

Letters, bills, receipts and other documents.

Dates: 1688 - 1808

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

Pierce family collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4210
Scope and Content note

Family documents and papers dating from early eighteenth century Colonial America to the twentieth century. The correspondence is predominantly between family members, although other significant national figures and personal friends are represented. Documents also include legal papers regarding wills and estates, property and the homestead in Baldwin, Me., personal journals and diaries, and other records of local and state history.

See also notes within each series.

Dates: 1705 - 2000

Reed, Abbot, Binford, and Hatch family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4280
Scope and Content note

This collection documents the activities, relationships, genealogies, and businesses of the Reed, Abbot, Binford, and Hatch families during the 19th and 20th centuries, primarily within the towns of Rumford, Roxbury, and Mexico, Maine. Contents include correspondence, personal papers, diaries, financial and business records, legal documents, scrapbooks, genealogical research, news clippings, photographs (including negatives and cased photos), albums, and maps.

Dates: 1825 - 2022; Majority of material found within 1838 - 1969