Lincoln County, Maine Legal Papers and Letters

Collection

Identifier: SpC MS 0298

Staff Only

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

Creation: 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.