Report of the commissioners, 1804.

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Report of the commissioners, 1804.

Pursuant to Resolves 1798, c 64 and Resolves 1800, c 143, commissioners were appointed by the governor in 1803 to quiet claims of settlers on undivided lands (allowing for land purchase) and divided lands remaining with the proprietors of the Pejepscot Claim in the District of Maine after referees had fixed the claim's boundaries. Series consists of a report of the commissioners' work listing settlers on lands awarded to the claim's proprietors by the referees.

Originals: Partial v.Copies: Partial microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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