York County Colonial Material, 1689-1774
Catalog Number: M94.1
Box 1
Folder 1 1689 Aug 23, Maine: Thomas Danforth to
John Hill (ms. legal note)
2 1691 Apr 6: Deposition signed by Samuel
Wheelwright re: horse stabbing; Samuel
Hatch and William Hoft [?] mentioned
3 1693 Apr 20: John [Gorrisly ?] to John
[Hill?] re: soldiers
4 1693 Aug 3: Francis Hooke to [? Hill; ?
Rogors; ? Wheelwright]
5 1693 Oct 3: signed by John [Wimroll ?],
re: letters of administration granted
to Capt. John Hill on the estate of his
father, Roger Hill
6 1699 Mar 14: Richard Earl of Belmont,
Boston, re: to protect the Indians
under King William the Third while they
become obedient [printed proclamation]
7 1710 Jun 18, Boston: J[oseph] Dudley to
John Wheelwright, Ichabod Plaisted,
William Pepperell, re: appointment of
above men as justices of court [signed
by Dudley for Queen Anne; cosigned by
Joseph Addington]
8 1716 Aug 22, Kittery: Receipt signed by
William Pepperrell [mentions Francis
Ditty Jotham]
9 1726 May 5, Bay of Carlisle: Bill of
Lading: signed by Richard Jordan, re:
goods of Thomas Harper
10 1737 Mar 7: Elihu [Gunnison ?] to
[William] Pepperrell, re: lending of
goods
11 1739/40 Mar 13, Wells: Deposition signed
by John [Hover ?], re: William Booker,
John Lester and a plea of debt for
schooling
Folio Box B
Folder 1 1744 Feb 21, Kittery: William Pepperrell
to John Hill, re: the support of Hill's
soldiers in Berwick
1744 May 17, Boston: Military
appointment: signed by W[illiam]
Shirley, re: appointment of John Hill
as Captain of the first regiment in
York County; also signed by [G.
Williard?] for King George II
Box 1
Folder 12 1747 Jul 15, Kittery: William Pepperrell
to John Hill
13 1754 Jun 17, [York?]: Noah Emery to John
Hill, re: [Samuel Gatchel], [William
Stanley], [Moses Wittum] and a charge
of trespass
Folio Box B
Folder 1 1754 Sep 28, Boston: Military
appointment: signed by William Shirley,
re: appointment of John Hill to be
major of the first regiment in York
County; also signed by [G. Willard?]
for King George II
2 1759 Mar 29, Boston: Printed proclamation
signed by Thomas Pownall, re: seamans'
wages
1760 Apr 30, Massachusetts: Printed form
signed by John Brown and Joseph Coffin,
re: Oaths and Declaration to become
Justice of the Peace for the County of
Essex, signed John Hill and Rich Cutt
to certify the above for King George II
[1765 Sep 11, Boston]: Printed form
signed by A. Oliver for George III, re:
appointement of John Hill as Judge for
the Probate of Wills and for the Pr.
form: signed by A. Oliver for granting
letters of appointment; also signed by
Francis Bernard
Shipping and Legal Documents, 1785-1847
Catalog Number: M94.2
Folio Box B
Folder 3 1785 Jun 11, Salem: Ship register: signed
by John A Avery, Jun[ior], re: permit
for George Osborn; also signed by
Thomas Cushing and Joseph Hiller
[printed form]
1786 May 19, Salem: Ship register signed
by John Avery, Jun[ior], re: permit for
John Felt; also signed by James Bowdoin
and Joseph Hiller [printed form]
1787 Aug 10, Richmond: Land deed signed
by P[atrick] Henry, re: land deed for
Henry Crutcher et al.
1788 Aug 5, Salem: Ship register signed
by John Avery, Jun[ior], re: permit for
John Fisk; also signed by John Hancock
and Joseph Batchelor
4 1816 Sep 20, Massachusetts: Military
appointment: signed by John Brooks, re:
appointment of John Rollins to Captain;
also signed by Alden Bradford and John
Geoth [verso]
1819 Feb 18, Massachusetts: Certificate
of appointment signed by John Brooks,
re: appointment as coroner, Benjamin J.
Herrick; also signed by Alden Bradford
1838 Jun 29, Concord, New Hampshire:
Commissioner appointment signed by
Isaac Hill, re: appointment of William
C. Allen as Commissioner for Maine;
also signed by Josiah Stevens, Jr., and
Nicholas Emery
Box 1
Folder 14 1794 May 12, Boston: Appointment signed
by Samuel Adams, co-signed by John
Avery, re: appointment to Senate of
Josiah Stearns
15 1797 May 25: Passport for Joseph Pitman
signed by Thomas Auldjo [with ms. note]
16 1803 Jun 4, Salem: Promissory note signed
by George Crowninshield, re: transfer
to son ten shares by the Salem bank
17 [1804?]: Petition H[enry] Clay to Fayette
Circuit, re: note on John South's debt
to Isaac Gray
18 1815 Feb 11: Passport signed by G.[G.?],
re: granted to W.[F.?] Allen of Boston
19 1842 Feb 10, Salem: Permit for exporting
signed by J. Miller, re: goods to be
exported
20 1847 Apr 14: Note signed by [?] Johnson,
re: buying and selling corn
21 [?] Aug 27: Custom declaration signed by
William Gray, District of Salem and
Beverly, re: duties paid at custom
house on imported and exported goods
Treasury Signatures, 1791-1838
Catalog Number: M94.3
Box 1
22 1791 Feb 19: Birth certificate: signed by
Alexander Hamilton, re: to Nathaniel
Appleton for credit for Elbrige Gerry
23 1779 Nov 18, [New York?]: Oliver Wolcott,
Jr. to Collectors of the customs, re:
foreign currency [printed note]
24 1811 Mar 4, [Washington]: Albert Gallatin
to the Collector of Customs for the
District of Salem, re: the act
concerning commercial intercourse
between the U.S., France and Great
Britain
25 1823 Feb 5, Washington: A.J. Dallas to
William R. Lee, re: treasury notes
26 1823 Feb 5, Washington: [William H.]
Crawford to William R. Lee, re:
requesting monthly schedule of
liquidation bonds
27 1831 Oct 8, Washington: Louis Lane to
Collectors, re: Collector's quarterly
accounts [printed note]
28 1838 Oct 2, Washington: Levi Woodbury to
James Miller, re: granting permission
for new sails [?]
Maine Gubernatorial Signatures, 1820-1887
Catalog Number: M94.4
Folio Box B
Folder 5 1820, Portland: William King, re:
appointment of Robinson Palmer to
Justice of the Peace; also signed by
Arthur Ware
1825 Feb 5, Portland: Albion Parris, re:
appointment of Benjamin Jones Herrick
to Coroner; also signed by A. Nicholas
(not filed)
1828 Feb 7, Portland: Enoch Lincoln, re:
appointment of Mark Dennet to Justice
of the Peace and of the Quorum; also
signed A. Nichols
1831 Dec 14, Portland: Jonathan G.
Hunton, re: appointment of Gamaliel E.
Smith to Coroner; also signed by Edward
Russell
1839 Sep 11: John Fairfield, Military
appointment re: William C. Allen to
Brigade Major; also signed by A.B.
Thompson and A.R. Nichols
6 n.d., Portland: Samuel [E.] Smith, re:
Justice of the Peace and Quorum; also
signed by Roscoe G. Greene
1835 Mar 20, Augusta: Robert P. Dunlap,
re: appointment of Benjamin J[ones]
Herrick to Sheriff; also signed by
R[oscoe] G. Greene
1841 Feb 26, Augusta: Edward Kent, re:
appointment of Hiram H. Hobbs to
Justice of the Peace and Quorum; also
signed by Samuel [?] Benson
1843 Mar 9, Augusta: Edward Kavanagh, re:
appointment of Nathaniel S. Littlefield
to Justice of the Piece and Quorum;
also signed by Philip C. Johnson
7 1844 Jun 20, Augusta: H[ugh] J. Anderson,
re: appointment of Benjamin J[ones]
Herrick to Justice of the Peace and
Quorum; also signed by Philip C. Johnson
1849 Jun 26, Augusta: John S. Dana, re:
appointment of William Hammond to
Justice of the Peace and Quorum; also
signed by Ezra B. French
1852 Mar 30, Augusta: John Hubbard, re:
appointment of Benjamin J[ones] Herrick
to Public Administer; also signed by
John G. Sawyer
1853 Feb 1, Augusta: William G. Crosby,
re: appointment of Robinson Palmer to
Justice of the Peace and Quorum; also
signed by Alden Jackson
8 1855 Oct 10, Augusta: Anson P. Morrill,
re: appointment of Sewall C. Strout to
Justice of the Peace and Quorum; also
signed by Alden Jackson
1856 Feb 26, Augusta: Samuel Wells, re:
appointment of Ehpraim C. Spinney to
Coroner; also signed by Caleb R.
[Ayer?]
1857 Feb 22, Augusta: H[annibal] Hamlin,
re: appointment of Charles E. Weld to
Justice of the Peace
[1857 Oct 10], [Augusta]: Joseph H.
Williams, re: appointment of Nathaniel
S. Littlefield to Justice of the Peace
and Quorum; also signed by Alden
Jackson
9 1858 Nov 2, Augusta: Lot M. Morrill, re:
appointment of Benjamin J[ones] to
Justice of the Peace and Quorum; also
signed by Noah Smith
1861 Dec 14, Augusta: Israel Washburn,
Jr., re: appointment of James S.
[Wiley?] to Justice of the Peace and
Quorum; also signed by Joseph B. Hall
1863 Feb 18, Augusta: Abner Coburn, re:
appointment of Edwin C. Townsend to
Justice of the Peace; also signed by
Joseph B. Hall
1865 Dec 28, Augusta: Sam[uel] Cony, re:
appointment of Benjamin J[ones] Herrick
to Justice of the Peace and Quorum;
also signed by Ephraim Flint, Jr.
10 1867 Dec 27, Augusta: J[oshua] L.
Chamberlain, re: appointment of George
A. Hammond to Justice of the Peace and
Quorum; also signed by J.N. [Cuchman?]
1873 Feb 25, Augusta: Sidney Perham, re:
appointment of Elliot King to Justice
of the Peace and Quorum; also signed by
Alden Jackson
1875 Jan 22, Augusta: Nelson Dingley,
Jr., re: appointment of William Hammond
to Justice of the Peace and Quorum;
also signed by Alden Jackson
1876 Nov 15, Augusta: Seldon Connor, re:
appointment of David E. Hastings to
Justice of the Peace and Quorum; also
signed by J.O. Smith
11 1879 Feb 22, Augusta: Alonzo Garcelon,
re: appointment of J.K. Hammond to
Notary Public; also signed by P.A.
Sawyer
1880 Feb 25, Augusta: Daniel E. Davis,
re: appointment of Ephraim C. Spinney
to Justice of the Peace and Quorum;
also signed by J.O. Smith
1882 Aug 15, Augusta: Harris M. Plaisted,
re: appointment of Ira S. Locke to
Justice of the Peace and Quorum; also
signed by S.J. Chadbourne
1883 Feb 21, Augusta: Frederick Robie,
re: appointment of George F. Emery to
Notary Public; also signed by S.J.
Chadbourne
1887 Mar 13, Augusta: Joseph R. Bodwell,
re: appointment of J.F. Walker to
Notary Public; also signed by S.J.
Chadbourne
Presidential Signatures, 1790-1831
Catalog Number: M94.5
Folio Box B
Folder 12 1790 Jul 15, New York: Thomas Jefferson,
An Act for the Temporary and Permanent
Seat of the Government of the United
States (printed)
1798 Jul 2: John Adams, Salem, passport
for ship given to Timothy Wellman, Jr.
(also signed by Timothy Pickering,
Edward Pulling, and countersigned by
Joseph Hiller)
Box 1
Folder 29 1824 Sep 8: J.Q. Adams, order to Josiah
Brigham (printed bank draft)
Folio Box B
Folder 12 1831 Jan 5, Washington: Andrew Jackson,
land deed for Lewis Thompson and Ira
Merrill (also signed by Elijah Pr. form
land deed: signed by Andrew Hayword)
Miscellaneous Ephemera, 1750-1876
Catalog Number: M94.6
Folio Box B
Folder 13 1750 May 1: "The Boston Gazette," and
"Weekly Journal" (printed newspapers)
Box 1
Folder 30 1837: Expunged Resolution of the U.S.
Senate, Washington (facsimile)
31 1841: Declaration of Independence,
Massachusetts (printed copy)
32 1876 Mar 17: from the "Boston Daily
Advertiser" (documents relating to "The
Evacuation Day of 1776")
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