Robert Trelawny papers, 1631-1884.

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Robert Trelawny papers, 1631-1884.

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Original correspondence and papers (1631-1809) of Robert Trelawny and others, including his agent, John Winter (1609-1645), Samuel Pollexfen Trelawny, and Moses Goodyear (d. 1637), relating to the Trelawny Patent in Maine; including the patent, the deed which grants to Robert Trelawny land in the area of Scarborough (signed by Ferdinando Gorges and his brother Edward and the Earl of Warwick, Robert Rich); bounds of the land grant, Trelawny's wills; fragments of the seal of the Council for New England (located in O.S. drawer 8) and of William Allen's seal; also correspondence (1874-1884) of John Wingate Thornton, John Marshall Brown, Leonard Woods, James Phinney Baxter, Rev. C.T. Collins Trelawny and others relating to Trelawny family history, early settlement in New England, and the acquisition of the Trelawny papers and their publication by the Maine Historical Society.

2 linear ft. (4 boxes)

Maine Historical Society Library

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Maine Historical Society

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Founded in 1822, the Maine Historical Society is the third oldest historical society in the United States.The Maine Genealogical Society merged its genealogical book collections with MHS in 1922 and ceased to exist. A new organization with the same name was established in 1976. From the description of Maine Historical Society records, 1723-2006. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71128359 ...

Woods, Leonard, 1807-1878

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Baxter, James Phinney, 1831-1921

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President of Maine Historical Society from 1890-1911. A Republican, he was mayor of Portland from 1893-1897 and 1904-1905. From the description of Scrapbooks of municipal affairs in Portland, Maine, 1893-1898. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 686772318 American author and editor. From the description of Papers of James Phinney Baxter [manuscript], 1885-1904. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647859308 Served as presiden...

Council for New England

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A continuation of the Plymouth Company of 1601; organized in 1620 to colonize the northern parts of English territory in America; its patent was surrendered to the crown in 1635 although the company continued to exist for a few years thereafter. Also known as the Plymouth Council. From the description of Council for New England charter, 1629 Jan. 13. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 285230018 The Council for New England, the reorganized Plymouth branch...

Goodyear, Moses, d. 1637.

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Allen, William, 1768-1814

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Collins-Trelawny, Charles Trelawny, 1792-1878

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Winter, John, 1609-1645

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Kenwood, Peter, active 1749-1762

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Trelawny, Robert, 1598-1644?

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Merchant and shipper, of Plymouth, England. From the description of Robert Trelawny papers, 1631-1884. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 232568498 ...

Trelawny family.

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Gorges, Edward, Sir, active 1631

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Warwick, Robert Rich, Earl of, 1587-1658

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Gorges, Ferdinando, Sir, 1565?-1647

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Lord proprietor of the province of Maine in New England. From the description of Sir Ferdinando Gorges grant from Charles I, 1640 Apr. 3. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 276123025 ...

Thornton, John Wingate, 1818-1878

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John Wingate Thornton (1818-1878), a Boston lawyer, historian and antiquary, was a founder of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and was elected to membership in the American Antiquarian Society in 1855. He authored several books, including _The Landing at Cape Ann_ (Boston: Gould and Lincoln, 1854) and _The Pulpit of the American Revolution_ (Boston: Gould and Lincoln, 1860), as well as several articles and pamphlets, including _The First Records of Anglo-American Colonization: Their...

Cleeve, George, approximately 1586-1666?

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Early colonial pioneer; called the "Father of Portland." From the description of George Cleeve petition, ca. 1642. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 297238548 ...

Trelawny, Samuel Pollexfen, active 1758-1770

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Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649

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Title: King of Great Britain and Ireland British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001084.0x0001b0 John Bennett of Symondsbury, Dorset, yeoman, was the grandfather of John Every, the ward of the Prince of Wales. Barbara Every was the widow of John Every, deceased, and mother of John Every, ward of the Prince of Wales. From the description of Lease from Charles, Prince of Wales, to John Bennett of Symondsbury,...

Brown, John Marshall, 1838-1907

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Son of John Bundy Brown and Ann Matilda (Greely) Brown, of Portland, Me.; attended Gould Academy, Phillips Andover Academy, and Bowdoin College (class of 1860); studied law but after graduation became a U.S. Army officer, participating in various Civil War battles; returned to Portland in 1864 after being wounded and joined his father's business J.B. Brown & Sons, with his older brother Philip Henry Brown; also involved in the Portland Sugar Company and the management of a hotel; m. Alida Ca...