East Branch Dam Company Records, 1845-1919, undated
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Not requestable
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains the corporate records of the East Branch Dam Company relating to the financial operations as well as some correspondence and administrative records. It also includes labor receipts for log driving on the East Branch that pre-date the construction of the dam.
Series I. Financial Records includes the financial records of the East Branch Dam Company comprising pay vouchers for employees as well as annual ledgers, pay records, supply invoices, and miscellaneous expense receipts.
Series II. Correspondence includes letters received by Eben S. Coe, as well as outgoing correspondence to various merchants, suppliers and foremen including, F.N. Allen, H.W. Averill, W.R. Goodwin, W.J. Reed, and Thomas McCard. This series also includes plot plans for lands near the dam.
Series III. Corporate Records consists of the corporate records for the East Branch Dam Company including meeting notes and inventory and repair records.
Dates
- Creation: 1845-1919, undated
Creator
- East Branch Dam Company (Me.) (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Historical Sketch
The East Branch Dam Company was incorporated by the state of Maine in 1852. David Pingree and Eben S. Coe were heavily involved in the development and operation of the dam although they are not referenced in the Articles of Incorporation. The company was authorized to erect dams at the outlet of Webster Lake, Webster stream, and near the Grand Falls to increase the facility in driving logs and other lumber. It had the right to purchase Grand Lake Dam and to collect tolls on the lumber which passed over Grand Lake Dam. On March 18, 1903, the East Branch Improvement Company received its charter from the legislature of Maine. This charter authorized the taking over the franchises, real estate, and all rights and privileges held by the Telos Canal Company.
The East Branch Dam (Lock Dam) has been rebuilt at various times and is now under the operational control of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway for recreational and fisheries management purposes.
Extent
9.5 linear feet (9 boxes; 1 oversized folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains the corporate records of the East Branch Dam Company relating to the financial operations as well as some correspondence and administrative records. It also includes labor receipts for log driving on the East Branch that pre-date the construction of the dam.
Series List
SERIES I. Financial Records
SERIES II. Correspondence
SERIES III. Corporate Records
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
This material was donated by Pingree family heirs.
Processing Information
Collection processed by John Marden, April 2015.
Subject
- Allen, F. N. (Person)
- Averill, H. W. (Person)
- Clements, E. (Person)
- Coe, Ebenezer Smith, 1814-1899 (Person)
- Goodwin, W. R. (Person)
- Johnson, John (Person)
- McCard, Thomas (Person)
- Pingree, David, 1795-1863 (Person)
- Pingree, David, 1841-1932 (Person)
- Pond, Asa (Person)
- Reed, W. J. (Person)
- Sampson, H. W. (Person)
- Sampson, S. W. (Person)
- Sewall, James Wingate, 1852-1905 (Person)
- East Branch Dam Company (Me.) (Organization)
- Title
- EAST BRANCH DAM COMPANY RECORDS, 1845-1919
- Author
- Processed by: John Marden; machine-readable finding aid created by: Jennifer Hornsby.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- The processing of this collection was funded by a gift from the Pingree heirs.
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository