Contributed by Westport Island History Committee
Description
This is a business letter to Wilmot Greenleaf, Treasurer, Westport, from Wm. P. Lennox of Wiscasset.
Wilmot Greenleaf, (b. June 20, 1821), was the husband of Sarah Tarbox, the daughter of Samuel Tarbox, a wealthy landowner and civic leader in Westport. Wilmot served as the Treasurer of Westport Island from 1852-1854; and from 1874-1880. He also served as a Selectman for several terms from the 1860s to 1880s. William P. Lennox, (b. 10-27-1823), was listed as a merchant in the 1860 federal census. He was later a Treasurer of Wiscasset and an officer of the Bank of Wiscasset.
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About This Item
- Title: Business letter to Wilmot Greenleaf, Westport Treasurer, 1854
- Creator: Wm. P. Lennox
- Creation Date: 1854-05-11
- Subject Date: 1854-05-11
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Locations:
- Westport Island, Lincoln County, ME
- Wiscasset, Lincoln County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 25 cm x 19.75 cm
- Local Code: TarSar.Doc.39-1.1854
- Collection: Sarah Tarbox Letters
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Greenleaf, Wilmot--Correspondence
- Tarbox, Sarah P.--Family
- Lennox, William P.--Correspondence
- Tarbox family
- Municipal officials--Maine--Westport Island
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Westport Island History Committee6 Fowles Point Road, Westport Island, ME 04578
(207) 882-8477
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