Scope and Contents From the Series:

Series IV. Wills and Trusts contains copies of wills of Pingree family members and their descendants. These wills and trusts help to explain the legacy of land ownership that has helped to form the land ownership under Seven Islands Land Company. Also included in this series are materials related to the trust under the will of Ann Maria Wheatland involving the Great Northern Paper Company.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Subseries A. Deeds and Abstracts of Titles contains land deeds and abstracts of titles of land owned, bought, sold, or managed. The first set of deeds and abstracts of titles have been arranged alphabetically and an index for these can be found in the box 1, folder 1. Within these alphabetized deeds and abstracts of titles, letters with larger amounts of materials have been further divided geographically. Before the abstracts of titles and memos start, there is...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Subseries B. Deeds and Abstracts of Titles Indexed in 1953 contains an alphabetical list of copies of deeds and abstracts of titles that were indexed in 1953. These materials were not integrated into the other deeds and abstracts of titles because of their having been indexed; they are arranged in alphabetical order. It is unclear who indexed these records or why.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Subseries B. Deeds and Abstracts of Titles Indexed in 1953 contains an alphabetical list of copies of deeds and abstracts of titles that were indexed in 1953. These materials were not integrated into the other deeds and abstracts of titles because of their having been indexed; they are arranged in alphabetical order. It is unclear who indexed these records or why.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Subseries B. Deeds and Abstracts of Titles Indexed in 1953 contains an alphabetical list of copies of deeds and abstracts of titles that were indexed in 1953. These materials were not integrated into the other deeds and abstracts of titles because of their having been indexed; they are arranged in alphabetical order. It is unclear who indexed these records or why.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Subseries B. Deeds and Abstracts of Titles Indexed in 1953 contains an alphabetical list of copies of deeds and abstracts of titles that were indexed in 1953. These materials were not integrated into the other deeds and abstracts of titles because of their having been indexed; they are arranged in alphabetical order. It is unclear who indexed these records or why.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Subseries B. Deeds and Abstracts of Titles Indexed in 1953 contains an alphabetical list of copies of deeds and abstracts of titles that were indexed in 1953. These materials were not integrated into the other deeds and abstracts of titles because of their having been indexed; they are arranged in alphabetical order. It is unclear who indexed these records or why.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Subseries B. Deeds and Abstracts of Titles Indexed in 1953 contains an alphabetical list of copies of deeds and abstracts of titles that were indexed in 1953. These materials were not integrated into the other deeds and abstracts of titles because of their having been indexed; they are arranged in alphabetical order. It is unclear who indexed these records or why.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Subseries B. Deeds and Abstracts of Titles Indexed in 1953 contains an alphabetical list of copies of deeds and abstracts of titles that were indexed in 1953. These materials were not integrated into the other deeds and abstracts of titles because of their having been indexed; they are arranged in alphabetical order. It is unclear who indexed these records or why.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Subseries A. Field and Exploration Notes contain field work and exploration notes in the form of bound volumes and loose papers. All of the volumes and notebooks were numbered by Seven Islands before their transfer to the museum; these numbers are not the same as the numbers listed in this finding aid, but do correspond to the numbers on the original packing lists (found in the control file before the start of the Pingree collection). Some of the notebooks are...