Friendship, Maine Deeds Collection
Scope and Contents Note
The collection contains typescript copies of deeds for land in Meduncook, Lincoln County, Maine from 1762 to 1807, when Maine was still a part of Massachusetts. Meduncook was later called Friendship, and a part of Lincoln County became Knox County in 1860. Included also are Rilley Bradford's handwritten and typescript copy of comments on deeds, handwritten notes on the history of Meduncook, and two unfinished handwritten legal agreements dated 1840.
Dates
- Creation: 1762-1940
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1762-1807
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access.
Use Restrictions
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Historical Note
Friendship, Maine, located 16 miles southwest of Rockland, was formerly called Meduncook, which means Sandy Harbor. It was included in the Waldo Patent, and settlement began in 1743. It was incorporated as a town in 1807. It was originally located in Lincoln County which was incorporated in 1760. Knox County was formed from parts of Lincoln and Waldo counties and was incorporated in 1860.
Extent
4 Folders (133 deeds ; 4 items)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains typescript copies of deeds for land in Meduncook, Lincoln County, Maine from 1762 to 1807, when Maine was still a part of Massachusetts. Meduncook was later called Friendship, and a part of Lincoln County became Knox County in 1860. Included also are Rilley Bradford's handwritten and typescript copy of comments on deeds, handwritten notes on the history of Meduncook, and two unfinished handwritten legal agreements dated 1840.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
From the W.H. Hahn estate.
General
No finding aid - see Special Collections librarian for assistance.
Subject
- Bradford, Rilley (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Friendship, Maine Deeds Collection
- Status
- No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
