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Deeds

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

Glenn Skillin papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4317
Scope and Content note

This collection houses the personal and research papers of Glenn Skillin, documenting his life, relationships, genealogical research of the Skillin family, and research conducted for his book A bibliography of Maine imprints 1785-1820. Contents include correspondence, notes, writings, reports, vital records, genealogical data and charts, publications, news clippings, scrapbooks, and photographs.

Dates: 1789 - 2022; Majority of material found within 1930 - 2022

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 A. Cole papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 179
Scope and Content note

Correspondence, advertising materials, bills and receipts, shipping invoices, and promissory notes pertaining to business activities; and also several items of correspondence and deeds of Peter G. Cram and family of Baldwin, Maine.

Dates: 1844 - 1921

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

Libby family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 383
Scope and Content note

Deeds, bills and receipts of William Libby (1763-1856) and his son William Libby (1798-1873), also pocket accounts, estate and probate papers, genealogical data and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1788 - 1961

Little family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 67
Scope and Content note

Miscellaneous papers, principally deeds, maps, and plans reflective of the Little family’s extensive Maine land holdings; including deeds of Zeba Bliss of Attleborough and Thomas Brown of Newbury; miscellaneous papers of the Androscoggin Waterpower Company, the Agawam Manufacturing Co., and the Lewiston Bridge Company; and genealogical materials relating to the Little family.

Dates: 1677 - 1893

Lunt-Slemons family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 66
Scope and Content note

Miscellaneous business and legal papers, consisting primarily of bills, receipts, accounts, shipping papers, insurance papers, deeds, and promissory notes. Includes records of Peter Lunt, Joseph Lunt (1757-1804) and William Slemons Jr. (1785-1853).

Dates: 1783 - 1891

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