Lewiston taxes and accounts, 1777-1830
Scope and Contents
Series VI. Land Transactions, Taxes, and Town Proceedings includes not only deeds, but mortgage instruments and secured bonds, some leases, some records and receipts for work done by settlers in lieu of payment of their parcels of land, tax rolls, and other documents in connection with land ownership and land transfers. In some cases, folders include the proceedings of the towns with regard to petitions to the state for road building and other infrastructure matters. These documents are divided by town names. Within each folder the documents are arranged in chronological order. It is not clear whether the towns represented in the collection were originally in, or remained in, that area of the original Pejepscot Claim. Of particular interest are the notices of public vendue, i.e. foreclosure and sales of property for non-payment of taxes or fees. In many cases the foreclosures were initiated by the Pejepscot Proprietors, or by the Littles as creditors, and were bought at public auction by the Proprietorship or by individual proprietors such as Josiah Little.
Dates
- Creation: 1777-1830
Creator
- From the Collection: Pejepscot Proprietors (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 10.25 linear feet (18 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository