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Description
Map of land surrounding the Sandy River, created by Daniel Coloms. Some of the locations detailed on the manuscript is "black land," "Farmming town," a "mountaine" and "Butthors Pond." The specific location appears to be bordered by modern-day New Vineyard and Farmington. On the reverse is some writing detailing a list of names, and written in graphite is the phrase "Petition of Peter West 1769."
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About This Item
- Title: Map and petition, Sandy River, 1798
- Creator: Daniel Coloms
- Creation Date: 1798-02-13
- Subject Date: 1798
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Locations:
- New Vineyard, Kennebec County, ME
- Farmington, Kennebec County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 31 cm x 39 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 60, Map 352
- Collection: Plymouth Company (1749-1816) records
- Object Type: Text and Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Farmington (Me.) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
- Kennebec Patent (Me.) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
- Land grants -- Maine.
- Landowners -- Maine -- Farmington.
- Maine -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
- Manuscript maps.
- Plymouth Company (1749-1816) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
- Strong (Me.) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
- West, Peter.
- West, Shuball.
People
- Cotell, Benjamin
- Dillon, West
- Goodrige, Samuel
- Hardick, Joseph
- Luce, Daniel
- Norton, James
- West, Peter
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