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Deeds

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

Page family genealogy

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 331
Scope and Content note

Papers including family deeds, wills, bonds, and other legal documents.

Dates: 1831 - 1891

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

Portland Fraternity papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 345
Scope and Content note

Directors' records, reports, subscription books, deeds and real estate papers and correspondence.

Dates: 1870 - 1923

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

Wentworth-Merrill family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 261
Scope and Content note Correspondence, diaries, account books, survey books, deeds, hymnbooks, school books, and genealogical data relating to the Wentworth and Merrill families of Brownfield and Gray, Maine. Papers relate primarily to Deacon William Wentworth (1776-1865) and his grandson Ansel W. Merrill (1855-1910), but also include material of Betsey Merrill Wentworth (1781-1853), Paul Wentworth (b.1779), Robert Wentworth (1786-1866), Thomas Wentworth (b. 1791), Mary Paine Wentworth (b. 1823), Sophronia...
Dates: 1796 - 1933