Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
This folder contains records relating to colonial land settlement and distribution, created by or related to the Plymouth Company, otherwise known as the Kennebec Proprietors, who laid claim to roughly 1,500 square miles on either side of the Kennebec River in the decades before the American Revolution.
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.
About This Item
- Title: Plymouth Company Records, box 14/13, 1765–1802
- Creator: Plymouth Company
- Creation Date: 1765–1802
- Subject Date: 1765–1802
- Location: Dresden, Lincoln County, ME
- Media: Ink on Paper
- Dimensions: 24.1 cm x 37.5 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 60, box 14/13
- Collection: Plymouth Company (1749-1816) records
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Deeds.
- Kennebec Patent (Me.)
- Kennebec River (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
- Averell, Job
- Chamberlain, Joshua
- Clark, James
- Davis, Israel
- Erskin, Christopher
- Frisk, John
- Gray, Moses
- Haseline, Stephen
- Hutchins, Joseph
- McKown, John
- Nelson, David
- Perham, Samuel
- Plumer, John
- Prescott, Jedidiah
- Reed, David
- Sproule, William
- Starbird, John
- Thayer, Arodi
- Whipple, Oliver
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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