St. John Smith papers, 1844-1872.

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St. John Smith papers, 1844-1872.

Memoranda and expense account books containing details of daily business transactions; lists of notes due and notes payable by Smith; descriptions of timber lands, residential, and commercial properties owned; information relating to railroad activities and to brickyard and oil company investments; and some genealogical data on the families of John Moody Smith (b. 1758) and John Burleigh (1717-1776), as well as a record of deaths in Portland, Me.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7019629

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Burleigh family.

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Smith, John Moody, 1758-

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Smith family.

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Burleigh, John, 1717-1776

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John Burleigh owned a store on the banks of the Lamprey River in Newmarket, N.H. He was prominent in town politics and served as representative to the N.H. legislature in 1765, 1767, and 1770. Mehitable Burleigh (née Sheafe) became John's third wife in 1760. The couple had a daughter in 1763, also named Mehitable, who appears to have later assumed some responsibility for the family business. Cf. Genealogy of the Burley or Burleigh family of America (Portland: Thurston & Co., 1880). ...

Burley family.

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Smith, St. John, 1799-1878

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Merchant, of Portland, Me. From the description of St. John Smith letterpress copybook, 1872-1877. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 79462081 Merchant; of Portland, Me. From the description of St. John Smith papers, 1844-1872. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 217279430 From the description of St. John Smith papers, 1835-1880. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 217277414 ...