Applications for land, 1786-1853.

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Applications for land, 1786-1853.

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Under successive authorizations, the Committee for the Sale of Eastern Lands (1780-1801) and the Land Office were the primary agencies responsible for the management and sale of public lands in Maine on behalf of the Commonwealth. Among other duties, they received and acted upon petitions from groups and individuals seeking to purchase these lands. This series consists of applications from groups and individuals seeking to buy lots and/or townships from the reserve of Maine public lands.

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Massachusetts. Land Office

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The abolition of the Committee for the Sale of Eastern Lands did not signify a lack of interest in the development of Maine lands on the part of the Commonwealth. When the committee was abolished in June 1801, the General Court authorized the appointment of two land agents (Resolves 1801, c 46), who were directed to complete all contracts undertaken by the original committee, and to perform all other duties characteristic of it. With this action the legislature gave form to a land a...

Massachusetts. Committee for the Sale of Eastern Lands.

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