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The Province Of Maine From The Best Authorities, Samuel Lewis, William Barker, Mathew Carey

Maine Bicentennial

The Province of Maine, from the best Authorities by Samuel Lewis, 1794. W. Barker, sculp. [Scale of] American Miles 69 1/2 to a Degree. Engraved for Carey's American Edition of Guthrie's Geography improved.

Black and white, foldout map of northern Massachusetts showing the New Hampshire border and identifies the "Line between the United States and the British Possessions by Treaty 1785" including Quebec and Nova Scotia. Map size: 36 x 24 cm. Scale 1:1,520,640. Engraved by W. Barker. Map is in stable condition but shows folds and creases.

Penobscot Response Treaty, Pauleena Macdougall

Sample Letters

This letter, written in the Penobscot Language, represents a Penobscot Response Treaty from August 6, 1790.

Township No. 23 East Division Is Bounded As Described In The Several Lines … For 23,040, Rufus Putnam, George R. Gardner

Maine Bicentennial

Property map with no scale, showing boundary lines, lot numbers, and acreage. Handwritten note inscription reads: “Township No. 23 East Division is Bounded as Described in the Several Lines and [illegible] for 23,040 Acres…Attest Rufus Putnam.” Map is dated in red pencil, “1786.” Pencil inscription questions: “East Div. of Centerville?”

Back of map is stamped in blue ink: George R. Gardner, LAWYER, Calais, Maine.

From Gardner Family Papers, 1830-1939. John Gardner (1801-1888), was the principal surveyor in Calais, Maine. His son, Benjamin E. Gardner (1869-1939), a civil engineer and land surveyor took over for his father and worked most frequently …

United States Customhouse (Districts Of Machias And Frenchman’S Bay, Me.), 1778, 1908, United States Customhouse (Districts Of Machias And Frenchman’S Bay, Me.)

History of Maine Fisheries

Records include receipt from the U. S. Customhouse in Machias, Me. for the bounty of a fishing voyage, 1778; and correspondence of the Collector of Customs in the Frenchman’s Bay, Me. district concerning a salt consignment, 1908. [From Series II of the Customhouse Records Collection, Penobscot Marine Museum.]

Account Book, 1771-1808, William Fish

History of Maine Fisheries

Listings by date of accounts with various individuals and materials purchased or work done. Goods include bushels of barley or rye, pork, rum, coffee, etc. Work includes plowing, use of horses, mowing, etc. Also records sales of large volumes of salt, presumably used for fish processing.