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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. 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...

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...

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...

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...

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Subseries B. Maps, Sketches and Surveys contains maps, sketches, and surveys of land tracts created by agents working for David Pingree and/or for E. S. Coe. The materials have been organized into these categories: Maine, New Hampshire, and miscellaneous or unknown.

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Subseries C. Other contains materials related to the field work and exploration of lands. This includes estimates, reports, specifications, advertisements for equipment needed, land appraisals, and other related papers. The contents of folder "Information and instructions for aerial mapping and volume measurement" were removed from a plastic binder; the items have been left in their original order.

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Subseries A. Financial Records contains materials concerning taxes, land valuation for taxes, uncollected accounts, and payroll information.

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Subseries C. Other contains company charters, acts to incorporate, legislative information, committee reports, and some other miscellaneous items. Included within this series is a list of questions that were asked of Stephen Wheatland about his business practices, and what appear to be answers given. Also included within this subseries is a photograph of E. S. Coe.