Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
On June 14, 1787 Samuel Wilson gave this deposition before John Merrill, Justice of the Peace at Topsham, Maine, regarding an area around Ten Miles Falls on the Androscoggin River that was said to belong to Thomas Purchace [Purchase].
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About This Item
- Title: Samuel Wilson deposition, Ten Mile Falls, 1787
- Creator: Samuel Wilson
- Creation Date: 1787-06-14
- Subject Date: 1787-06-14
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Locations:
- Topsham, Sagadahoc County, ME
- Ten Miles Falls, Androscoggin County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 16 cm x 20 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 61, Box 5/16, V7 p. 497
- Collection: Pejepscot Proprietors papers
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Androscoggin River (N.H. and Me.)--History
- Land grants
- Land owners
- Land settlement
- Manuscripts
- Pejepscot Purchase Company--Depositions
- Rivers--Maine
People
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