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Forests and forestry -- Northeastern States -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Aziscoos Land Company Records, 1863-1957

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 928
Abstract

The Aziscoos Land Company Records contain records from the everyday operation of the Aziscoos Land Company.

Dates: 1863-1957

Garfield Land Company Records, 1835-1954, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 929
Abstract

The Garfield Land Company Records contains the administrative and financial records of the company generally dating from its founding in 1933 to its dissolution in 1951. The collection has been divided into four series.

Dates: 1835-1954, undated

James Wingate Sewall Business Records, 1835-1916, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 921
Abstract

James Wingate Sewall acted as an agent for the Coe and Pingree lands in Maine and New Hampshire. The business records in this collection consist of correspondence, financial records, and legal documents dealing with the management of the lands.

Dates: 1835-1916, undated

Piscataquis Land Company Records, 1899, 1934-1940, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 930
Abstract

The Piscataquis Land Company Records contain the administrative and financial papers that cover the six-year history of the company from its founding in 1934 to its merger with Garfield Land Company in 1940.

Dates: 1899, 1934-1940, undated

Seven Islands Land Company Records, 1794-1967, 1981, undated

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 931
Abstract

The Seven Islands Land Company records contain land ownership documentation, field work and exploration notes, business records, and wills and trusts that can be used to further track land the Pingree's legacy of land ownership.

Dates: 1794-1967, 1981, undated

S.F. Peaslee Papers, 1873-1947, 1967, 1974

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 922
Abstract

The S.F. Peaslee Papers contains business papers belonging to Silas Foster Peaslee (1849-1938), a surveyor and manager of timberlands who supervised Maine and New Hampshire lands owned by the estate of E.S. Coe and the heirs of David Pingree. The papers contain administrative records which detail the management of those lands.

Dates: 1873-1947, 1967, 1974