Jonathan Sayward diary [transcribed extracts], 1761-1797.

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Jonathan Sayward diary [transcribed extracts], 1761-1797.

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Handwritten transcribed copy of extracts from the diary of merchant Jonathan Sayward of York, Me, 1761-1797. The entries note his business in York prior to and during the Revolution, his Loyalist leanings, and his subsequent loss of political office and clout as a judge; local York records, including lists of deaths and comments on town meetings; religious observations; and other personal news.

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Sayward, Jonathan, 1713-1797.

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Jonathan Sayward (1713-1797) of York, Maine, rose from uneducated, working-class origins to assume social and political leadership in his town prior to the Revolution. He became a wealthy mariner, trader, and property owner and served as: town clerk, 1736; constable, 1741; representative to the General Court, 1766-1768; Justice of the Peace, 1761; Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, 1772; Judge of Probate for York County. He took an active role in his church and corresponded with and entertain...