Transcripts of deeds for lands in dispute between Great Britain and the United States, 1845.

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Transcripts of deeds for lands in dispute between Great Britain and the United States, 1845.

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Under successive authorizations, the Land Office oversaw the management and sale of public lands in Maine for the Commonwealth during the first half of the 19th century. Among the powers held by the Land Office was that of conveying land by deed to individuals. This series consists of a copy book containing transcripts of deeds relating to land transfers in Maine territory previously in dispute between Great Britain and the United States. Each page consists of a deed copy that identifies the parties to the conveyance, the physical bounds, and conditions. Deed copies were endorsed by the land agents of both Massachusetts (George Coffin) and Maine (Levi Bradley).

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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...