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Letters

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:

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
Found in: Maine Historical Society / Gunpowder mills of Maine research papers

Hugh D. McLellan and Lothrop Lewis 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. The McLellan family material includes veteran bounty land papers filed by Hugh McLellan on behalf of military soldiers outlining claims to land in accordance with Congressional acts. Additionally, there are the collected papers...
Dates: 1800 - 1889
Found in: Maine Historical Society / Hugh D. McLellan and Lothrop Lewis family papers

International Appalachian Trail records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4213
Scope and Content note The collection documents the formation, development, and administration of the IAT. While the collection primarily documents the Maine Chapter, where the IAT was initially conceived, there is also a great deal of information from and about the international chapters. The records include emails and letters, financial statements, membership records, meeting agendas, tax and insurance records, news clippings, maps, brochures, photographs, slides, and audiovisual material. These items reflect...
Dates: 1982 - 2024; Majority of material found within 1993 - 2021
Found in: Maine Historical Society / International Appalachian Trail records

It's Our World Too collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4204
Scope and Content note

Letters, photographs, printed material (such as newsletters), and petitions.

Dates: 1982 - 1991
Found in: Maine Historical Society / It's Our World Too collection

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 / James Gower papers

John Harris Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4228
Scope and Content note The collection consists primarily of business and financial papers, including bills, receipts, inventories, promissory notes, and legal records. The business and financial papers reflect John Harris’ personal and professional activities, including the accounts of his store and his position as collector for the First Baptist Society. The collection also includes the records of legal disputes presented to Harris during his tenure as Justice of the Peace, as well as documents related to his...
Dates: 1811 - 1848
Found in: Maine Historical Society / John Harris Jr. papers

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 / John Stuart Barrows Sr. papers

Joseph Clark Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4238
Scope and Content note

Business and financial correspondence and papers of Joseph Clark. The material relates to his various business ventures and expenditures, including items purchased for trade and for hotel operations, as well as correspondence regarding business and financial dealings.

Dates: 1837 - 1875
Found in: Maine Historical Society / Joseph Clark Jr. papers

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 / Joseph Dow family papers

Josiah Harris papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll. 4229
Scope and Content note The collection consists of a mixture of personal, business, and legal correspondence, financial records, various vital records for the town of Machias, disputes and writs, and administrative material related to personal estates. This material reflects the personal and business activities of Josiah Harris, as well as his various positions in local and regional government. Through the town’s vital records, the development and management of Machias is reflected, as are marriages in the area....
Dates: 1787 - 1867
Found in: Maine Historical Society / Josiah Harris papers

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