Lincoln County, Maine Legal Papers and Letters
Scope and Contents
A collection of legal and municipal documents mostly from Lincoln County, Maine in the eighteenth and early nineteeth centuries. Includes a wide range of documents.
Dates
- 1700-1860
Restrictions on Access
Collection may be used one item at a time.
Restrictions on Access
Kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice required for retrieval.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Information on literary rights available in the repository.
Historical Note
Lincoln County was formed in 1760, and included all of Washington and Hancock counties until 1789, all of Kennebec County until 1799, all of Waldo County until 1827, all of Sagadahoc County until 1854, and three towns of Androscoggin until 1854. Pownalboro is the shire town.
Extent
3 linear feet (3 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of an anonymous donor.
- Accounts Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Affidavits Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Civil court records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Contracts Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Decisions Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Deeds Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Election returns Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Envelopes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Estate inventories Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Judicial records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Law offices -- Records and correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Legal instruments Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Letters (Correspondence) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Lincoln County (Me.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Marriage certificates Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Promissory notes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Receipts (Financial records) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Warrants Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Guide to the Lincoln County, Maine Legal Papers and Letters
- Status
- In Progress
- 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
