Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
James F. Baldwin of Boston wrote to Josiah Pierce of Baldwin concerning sale of lands in Baldwin. Pierce and Baldwin's father, Loammi, were business partners and owned land together in the town.
Seth Spring, a land speculator, was trying to get title to "surplus" lands, some of which were the Baldwin-Pierce holdings.
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About This Item
- Title: James F. Baldwin on sale of Baldwin lands, 1812
- Creator: James F. Baldwin
- Creation Date: 1812-06-16
- Subject Date: 1812
- Location: Baldwin, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 4210
- Collection: Pierce family collection
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Baldwin, James Fowle, 1782-1862--Correspondence
- Pierce, Josiah, 1792-1866--Correspondence
- Real property--Maine--Baldwin
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