John Winn Papers, 1818, 1845-1881, undated
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Not requestable
Scope and Content Note
The John Winn papers contain materials from Winn’s business dealings in the lumber trade. This collection has been divided into two series.
Series I. Business Papers contains materials from Winn’s lumber business, including account books, township accounts, and accounts with specific individuals or corporations, receipts and vouchers. Persons with sensitivity to mold should use caution when viewing the cash book, 1845-1856 (box 1, folder 1).
Series II. Winn and Paulk Papers contain papers from John Winn’s business dealings, both as a partner and as a legal opponent, with Ephraim Paulk, and E. Paulk and Paulk Company. This series includes legal and financial papers, deeds, and an account book belonging to E. Paulk and Paulk Company detailing mortgage payments, lumber, and other items; loose materials found within the account book have been left interleaved in the book. There are also summaries of Supreme Court proceedings between the two parties and testimonies, and some miscellaneous papers.
Dates
- Creation: 1818, 1845-1881, undated
Creator
- Winn, John (Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Biographical
John Winn was involved in the lumber trade in Bangor, Maine, and acted as an agent for David Pingree (1795-1863) of Salem, Massachusetts. In 1847, Pingree sold an undivided share of land in Maine, part of T7 R12, to Winn. Pingree, E. S. Coe, and Winn separated out a 500-acre tract of T7 R12 for the Chamberlain Farm. Winn was the treasurer of Old Town Bridge Corporation.
Extent
3.5 linear feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The John Winn papers contain materials from Winn’s business dealings in the lumber trade.
Series List
SERIES I. Business Papers
SERIES II. Winn and Paulk Papers
Physical Location
Phillips Library Stacks
Provenance
This material was donated by Pingree family heirs.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Hilary Streifer, August 2015.
Subject
- Coe, Ebenezer Smith, 1814-1899 (Person)
- Frisk, James (Person)
- Paulk, Ephraim (Person)
- Pingree, David, 1795-1863 (Person)
- Winn, John (Person)
- E. Paulk and Paulk and Company (Organization)
- Milford Mill Company (Me.) (Organization)
- Monson Academy (Organization)
- Old Town Bridge Company (Organization)
- Title
- JOHN WINN PAPERS, 1818, 1845-1881, undated
- Author
- Processed by: Hilary Streifer; machine-readable finding aid created by: Hilary Streifer.
- 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