Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Josiah Willard, the Massachusetts Colony Provincial Secretary, wrote to William Pepperrell (1695-1759) of Kittery about lumber cut from Hog Island even though Willard understood that Pepperrell intended for none to be cut. He sought an explanation from Pepperrell, a wealthy landowner, merchant and businessman.
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About This Item
- Title: Josiah Willard, Boston, to William Pepperrell, Kittery, 1729
- Creator: Josiah Willard
- Creation Date: 1729-04-28
- Subject Date: 1729
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Locations:
- Boston, Suffolk County, MA
- Kittery, York County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 420, Box 9/44
- Collection: John S. H. Fogg autograph collection
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Letters
- Lumber
- Pepperrell, William, Sir, 1696-1759--Correspondence
- Trees
- United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- Willard, Josiah,--Correspondence
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