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Dexter, Timothy, 1747-1806. Lord Timothy Dexter Papers, 1779-1935.

Title: Lord Timothy Dexter Papers, 1779-1935.

Deeds (printed and manuscript 1779 and 1795), signed bond (1800), invoice of property (1819), printed pamphlet [1796], typewritten manuscript of biography (1935), and six miscellaneous manuscript and printed pieces regarding Lord Timothy Dexter of Newburyport, MA.

ArchivalResource: One folder of manuscript and printed items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/711684150 View

Bakerstown Proprietors. Bakerstown Proprietors Papers, 1758-1831; 1769-1826.

Title: Bakerstown Proprietors Papers, 1758-1831; 1769-1826.

The Bakerstown Proprietors was a land company to which was granted, by the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a tract of land six miles square, in the Maine district of Massachusetts (Maine became a separate state in 1820). The business of the Company was carried on by Moses Little, a major shareholder, and his son, Josiah Little, shareholder and agent of the Proprietorship. The case of Commonwealth v. Bakerstown Proprietors arose from a competing claim for the Bakerstown lands by John Bridgham, of another land company. Series One contains pleadings, petitions and decisions relating to the case, including reviews and summaries of the background and relevant facts of the case. Also included are depositions of settlers, surveyors and others. Series Two contains Surveys and plans of the area and of its subdivision into individual lots. Land transfers document the sale of individual parcels, and include some mortgage instruments and also auction sales of parcels of land, usually for non-payment of assessed taxes by owners. Series Five, Bakerstown Proprietors, include minutes of Proprietors' meetings, journals and accounts of proprietors and agents, and other business of the Company. Also included in the collection and miscellaneous papers documenting problems with "squatters," and proceedings of towns with the Bakerstown grant. Some material include notes relating to both the Bakerstown Proprietors and the Pejepscot Proprietors, a similar land company, with many shareholders in common with the Bakerstown group, and with land immediately abutting the Bakerstown claim.

ArchivalResource: 4 boxes, 1 oversize box. (1.5 linear feet).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64684360 View

Little, Josiah, 1747-1830. Mortgage agreement between Josiah Little and Nathan Quint, 1822 Feb. 21.

Title: Mortgage agreement between Josiah Little and Nathan Quint, 1822 Feb. 21.

Mortgage agreement with Nathan Quint for a saw mill.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/166428955 View

Parker, Isaac, 1768-1830. Letter to Col. Josiah Little, Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1802, May 30.

Title: Letter to Col. Josiah Little, Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1802, May 30.

Letter regarding ongoing litigation in the court at Pownalboro, over land titles conveyed during the 18th century by the Plymouth Company and the Proprietors of the Township of Brunswick. At issue was a deed of lands originally conveyed to "Brigadier Thompson"; an action had been brought against his heirs.

ArchivalResource: 1 sheet (3, [1] p.) ; 23.1 x 39 cm. (folded to 23.1 x 19.5 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/235693044 View

Proprietors of the Township of Brunswick. Pejepscot Proprietors Papers, 1635-1885; 1714-1849.

Title: Pejepscot Proprietors Papers, 1635-1885; 1714-1849.

The Pejepscot Proprietors was a land company (similar in formation to the English joint stock companies) formed by eight merchants who purchased, in 1714, the land holdings of the estate of Richard Wharton in the Maine district of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. The business of the Company, to distribute the land to its shareholders, to survey, subdivide, promote settlement, and sell land at a profit for the benefit of shareholders. Management of the Company was carried on primarily by Josiah Little, agent and major shareholder of the Proprietorship. The lack of precise boundaries of the Pejepscot lands led to challenges to the Pejepscot's title by competing land speculators and settlers, resulting in prolonged litigation against the Proprietorship and against Josiah Little, individually. Series I and II include, respectively, copies of deed and other documents establishing the chain of title into the Proprietors, and the pleadings, petitions, arbitrations and decisions in the cases against the Proprietorship and Josiah Little. Series III contains the business of the Company, including announcements and minutes of meetings, accounts and journals of travel to the Pejepscot lands. Series IV also contains journals and accounts, but it is not clear whether the journeys and expenditures were made on behalf of the Company, or of the Little family, to whom a large portion of the land had been distributed as shareholders. Series V is composed of surveys and plans showing portions of the Pejepscot lands, and the laying out of towns such as Lewiston, Maine. The three boxes of Series VI contain not only deeds documenting purchase and sale of land in Maine, which are separated by towns, but also mortgage instruments and notices of public sales due to foreclosure. The documents contained in Series VII through XI have little obvious connection with the Pejepscot Proprietors. Series VII contains the accounts of William and Andrew Rogers, merchants in Shapleigh, Maine, and Series VIII the papers, accounts and business dealings of the law firm of Hayes and Cogswell of South Berwick, Maine. Series XI, Miscellaneous Documents, contains some items of particular interest concerning the separation of Maine from Massachusetts and the settling of a boundary between New York and Massachusetts. Series XII is composed of letters to and from members of the Little family, particularly Josiah and his sons, Josiah Jr. and Edward. Many letters deal with the affairs of the Pejepscot Proprietors and also with those of the Bakerstown Proprietors, another Maine land company whose affairs and shareholders were closely connected with those of the Pejepscot Proprietors. Josiah Little was clerk and agent for the Bakerstown Proprietors as well as the Pejepscot Proprietors.

ArchivalResource: 17 boxes, 1 oversize box. (8.25 linear feet).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64684087 View

Runnels, James. Maine deeds, 1792-1863.

Title: Maine deeds, 1792-1863.

Collection of Maine deeds for land in the following locations: Sandy River, Shapleigh, Kennebunk, Gorham, Gray, Windham, Lovell, Falmouth, Portland, Bath, Prospect, Machias, Frankfort, Alexander, Searsport, Benton, and Brooks, Me. Names on the deeds include: James Runnels, Benjamin Tripp, Richard Dana and the Dana family, Stephen Longfellow (who sold his land in Gorham in 1792 for non-payment of taxes), and Edward P. Hand.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/405751521 View

Little family. Little family correspondence, 1807-1860.

Title: Little family correspondence, 1807-1860.

Collection consists of correspondence of Josiah Little, his son and other members of the family.

ArchivalResource: 2.4 linear feet (6 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122517628 View

Bible record for the Josiah Little family, 1747-1814.

Title: Bible record for the Josiah Little family, 1747-1814.

Original bible record (without title page) with entries for the Josiah and Sarah (Toppan) Little family of Newburyport, Mass. Includes a typescript transcription by the donor.

ArchivalResource: [3, 1] p. ; 27-28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54037122 View

Little Family. Little Family Papers, 1720-1875.

Title: Little Family Papers, 1720-1875.

Newburyport, MA family. Collection contains correspondence, military and business papers of Col. Moses Little, and Col. Josiah Little. Also included correspondence and business papers of Josiah, Sophronia, Edward, Capt. David, and Dr. Moses Little.

ArchivalResource: 11 boxes, 2 v. (5 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/614020014 View

Frost, William, 1747-1827. William Frost autograph letter signed to Hon. Josiah Little, 1817 July 23.

Title: William Frost autograph letter signed to Hon. Josiah Little, 1817 July 23.

Autograph letter signed to Hon. Josiah Little, of Newbury, Mass., from William Frost, of York, Me., regarding transfer of York County records of Alfred, Me.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/233849370 View

Little family. Little family papers, 1677-1893.

Title: Little family papers, 1677-1893.

Miscellaneous papers, principally deeds, maps, and plans reflective of the Little family's extensive Maine land holdings, including deeds of Zeba Bliss of Attleborough, Mass., and Thomas Brown of Newbury, Mass.; miscellaneous papers of the Androscoggin Waterpower Company, the Agawam Manufacturing Co., and the Lewiston Bridge Company; Revolutionary War correspondence and other papers of Col. Moses Little; and genealogical materials relating to the Little family.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear ft. (1.5 boxes, 1 envelope)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71130204 View

Little family correspondence, 1807-1860

Title: Little family correspondence 1807-1860

Josiah Little (1747-1830), of Newbury, Mass., was a landowner, merchant and politician. His son Josiah Little (1791-1860) was a lawyer, merchant and manufacturer in Danville, Maine. Collection consists of correspondence of Josiah Little, his son and other members of the family. Letters received by Little and his son concern personal and business matters including Little, Sr.'s landed estate, development of waterpower and manufacturing along the Androscoggin River, the lumber industry, and the start of railroads in Maine.

ArchivalResource: 2.4 linear feet (6 boxes)

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/1776 View

Davis, Daniel, surveyor. Daniel Davis survey minutes and plans, 1816-1819.

Title: Daniel Davis survey minutes and plans, 1816-1819.

Copy of Davis's minutes of surveying for Josiah Little (6 Jan. 1816 to 30 Oct. 1818) for land in Poland, Lewiston, Minot, Lisbon, Pejebscot, and Greene, Me.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71129504 View