Papers, 1732-1829.

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Papers, 1732-1829.

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This collection contains papers representing primarily Samuel and Joseph Ellery Foxcroft. The papers of Samuel Foxcroft include deeds for land in New Gloucester and Jay, Me., church business, an account book indicating money advanced to his son for specific purposes, for the period 1797 to 1803, and correspondence with his attorneys Andrew Burley ( - ) and William Symmes (1760-1807) concerning a lawsuit over land owned by Foxcroft in Waterborough, Me., that had been settled by squatters. Several letters also concern a grant to Foxcroft of Sebascodegan Island (Harpswell, Me.) by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, conditions on the island, and a letter from Eli Forbes (1726-1804) referring to the publication of Foxcroft's _New Year's Gift_ in 1798. The papers of Joseph Ellery Foxcroft include his resignation as lieutenant-colonel of a Massachusetts militia regiment, and several letters relating in detail the political situation in Maine, ca. 1820. They include suggestions by Rev. Elijah Kellogg (1761-1842) to Foxcroft (who attended the state Constitutional Convention) on the advantages of town representation vs. district representation in the new state's constitution, and comments from Sen. John Chandler (1761-1842), Rep. Josiah Willis Seaver (1742-1841), and the mayor of Portland, Me., Andrew Leonard Emerson (1802-1835) concerning schisms in the state's Democratic-Republican Party, prospective candidates for governor, nominating convention details, and Foxcroft's appointment as sheriff of Cumberland County.

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Gadsden Public Library

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Gadsden Public Library

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Burley, Andrew.

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Foxcroft family.

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Rev. Samuel Foxcroft (1735?-1807) served as the first minister of the Congregational Church in New Gloucester, Me., for twenty-eight years, 1765 to 1793, and was appointed Justice of the Peace for Cumberland County, Me., in 1796. His son, Joseph Ellery Foxcroft (1773-ca. 1853) owned a general store in New Gloucester and served as postmaster for forty years. He was also active in exploring the inland area of Maine and in the state Democratic-Republican Party. From the description of P...

Forbes, Eli, 1726-1804

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Eli Forbes (1726-1804) was born Eli Forbush in Westborough, Mass., and changed his name during the French and Indian War when a Scottish officer convinced him he was spelling it wrong. He was a pupil of Ebenezer Parkman (1703-1782) and later married Parkman's daughter, Mary (1725-1776). He graduated from Harvard in 1751. During 1758 to 1759, he served as a chaplain in the Lake George campaigns of the French and Indian War, and later participated in the capture of Ticonderoga. ...

Foxcroft, Joseph Ellery, 1773-ca. 1853.

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Emerson, Andrew L. (Andrew Leonard), 1802-1835

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Symmes, William, 1762-1807

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Lawyer at Portland, Me. From the description of Deposition of William Symmes in favor of John Peterson, 1802 June 9. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 191091675 ...

Kellogg, Elijah, 1761-1842.

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Congregational clergyman, of Portland, Me. From the description of Elijah Kellogg notations of The Farmer's almanac, 1816, undated. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 214316613 Clergyman; missionary to local Native Americans; superintendent of schools in Portland, Me.,and superintendent of the Indian School in Pleasant Point, Me., later known as Perry, Me. From the description of Elijah Kellogg correspondence, 1823-1842. (Maine Historical Soc...

Seaver, Josiah Willis, 1742-1841.

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Foxcroft, Samuel, 1735?-1807

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Chandler, John, 1762-1841

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Army officer, U.S. senator and representative of Massachusetts, and the U.S. senator of Maine. From the description of Notice of John Chandler, 1824. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452646 U.S. Army officer; U.S. senator and representative of Massachusetts, and U.S. senator of Maine; served as U.S. customs collector in Portland from 1829-1837; of Augusta, Me. From the description of John Chandler document signed, 1833. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCa...