Deeds and legal documents, 1787-1862.

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Deeds and legal documents, 1787-1862.

Chiefly copies of deeds, petitions for land divisions, and documents of a court case involving John Brackett for land division, including arguments by F.O.J. Smith in the case.

1 box.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8063082

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Brackett, John, 1804-1885

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Bank of Cumberland (Portland, Me.)

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Brackett family.

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Residents of Portland, Me. From the description of Deeds and legal documents, 1787-1862. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70974604 ...

Portland Bridge Corporation

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Smith, Francis O. J. (Francis Ormond Jonathan), 1806-1876

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Lawyer, of Portland, Me. From the description of Francis O. J. Smith autograph letter signed, 1852 Oct. 18. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 271515951 Congressman and lawyer; member of House of Representatives from 1833 to 1839. From the description of Francis O.J. Smith papers, ca. 1849-1860. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 225532533 Lawyer, businessman, and U.S. representative, of Portland, Me. ...

Dow, Neal, 1804-1897

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Dow was born in Portland, Maine on March 20, 1804, the son of Josiah Dow and his wife, Dorcas Allen Dow. Josiah Dow was a member of the Society of Friends (commonly known as Quakers) and a farmer originally from New Hampshire. Dorcas Allen was also a Quaker, and a member of a prosperous Maine family headed by her prominent grandfather, Hate-Evil Hall. They had three children, of whom Neal was the middle child and only son. After his marriage, Dow's father opened a tannery in Portland, which soon...