Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Volume 1 of book of records relating to land settlement and company activity along the Kennebec River during the years 1661-1753. This group of manuscripts represents the earliest corporate activities of the Plymouth Company.
Originally marked as Records Volume 1, it is part of the Plymouth Company archival collection (Coll. 60) which arrived at Maine Historical Society in the 1860s. Since that time, it was also marked as Coll. 60, Volume 3, giving the book two designations. The original title is "Plymouth Company Records, Volume 1, 1661-1753," which is the original name assigned by the Kennebec Proprietors.
These items are part of a larger archival collection (Coll. 60), which is completely digitized. To search the entire collection visit our Beyond Borders search page.
To learn more about the history of the Plymouth Company or MHS's Beyond Borders project, please visit our project website.
Transcription
About This Item
- Title: Plymouth Company Records, Volume 1, 1661-1753
- Creator: Plymouth Company
- Creation Date: 1753–1661
- Subject Date: 1661–1753
- Location: Augusta, Kennebec County, ME
- Media: Ink on Paper
- Dimensions: 15.9 cm x 20 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 60, vol. 3
- Collection: Plymouth Company (1749-1816) records
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Deeds.
- Kennebec Patent (Me.).
- Land grants -- Maine.
- Land tenure -- Maine.
- Maine -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
- Plymouth Company (1749-1816)
- Plymouth Company (1749-1816) -- Manuscript -- Early works to 1800.
- Plymouth Company (1749-1816) -- Records and correspondence.
People
- Apthorp, Charles
- Bollan, William
- Bowdoin, William
- Brattle, William
- Flagg, Gershom
- Gardiner, Silvester
- Goodwin, Samuel
- Livermore, Matthew
- Marshall, Thomas
- Nelson,
- Nelson, Paschal
- North, John
- Pratt, Benjamin
- Prince, Thomas
- Steadman, John
- Thwing, Nathaniel
- Wild, Peter
Other Keywords
- Cobbosseecontee
- Georgetown
- Harrington
- Kennebec Proprietors
- Kennebec Purchase Company
- Kennebec River
- New Castle
- Pownalborough
- Royall's River
- Townsend
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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Plymouth Company Letter Book, Volume 1, 1766-1809
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