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Legal documents

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

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

Edward P. Harding papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4304
Scope and Content note

This collection documents the personal, political, and business activities of Edward P. Harding. Contents include correspondence, documents, financial records, genealogies, news clippings, bound volumes, scrapbooks, albums, photographs, negatives, and ephemera. The collection reflects Harding's contributions to state and national politics, particularly the presidential bids of Richard M. Nixon, the photo finishing industry, photography, boating, and his family life.

Dates: 1863 - 2024; Majority of material found within 1930 - 2024
Found in: Maine Historical Society

Hugh D. McLellan family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4231
Scope and Content note The collection consists of personal correspondence, legal documents of various types and purposes, financial papers, receipts and accounts, notes, and essays. The material reflects the personal and professional lives of members of both the McLellan and Lewis families. Contents include veteran bounty land papers filed by Hugh McLellan on behalf of military soldiers outlining claims to land in accordance with Congressional acts and papers and writings documenting the McLellan family history...
Dates: 1800 - 1889
Found in: Maine Historical Society

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
Found in: Maine Historical Society

John Stuart Barrows Sr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4236
Scope and Content note

Primarily correspondence and legal and financial papers of John Stuart Barrows Sr., including drafts of love letters addressed to Ann Ayer Bradley. Barrow’s day and account books reflect both personal and town financial dealings, and his justice docket details issues heard as Justice of the Peace. Included in the family correspondence are letters to Georgianna Souther Barrows and Samuel Souther, her father, from various correspondents.

Dates: 1802 - 1898
Found in: Maine Historical Society

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
Found in: Maine Historical Society

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