Papers, 1640-1833.

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Papers, 1640-1833.

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This collection of papers contains: correspondence between 1777-1833 which reveals Wallcut's life as a historical researcher and collector in addition to his personal, familial and professional affairs; documents and petitions relating to the various societies Wallcut belonged to; manuscripts urging various public improvements; petitions, acts, resolutions and documents concerning the Massachusetts General Court; tables, lists, records, charts and other data relating to Massachusetts; lists and charts pertaining to Nantucket; charts concerning Martha's Vineyard; historical, statistical, political and descriptive material on Maine; records and deeds of the Proprietors of the Kennebeck Purchase (Plymouth Company, 1749-1816); material on the Penobscot Indians; blank forms for historical notes; data concerning the U.S. Congress, state constitutional provisions, division of U.S. into cantons, and counties within various states; and a great amount of other miscellaneous material (lists, notes, records, tables, histories, documents, accounts, essays, observations, reports, etc.), dated and undated, on a myriad of subjects.

3 boxes.

American Antiquarian Society

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American Antiquarian Society

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