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ACCOUNT BOOKS BILLINGS Abijah M. Albion & Clinton MaineABAA

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Americana MaineABAA

EIGHTEENTH CENTURY LAND SURVEYS OF KITTERY MAINE

72615Very good. A collection of 28 original manuscript land surveys recording the boundaries of property in Kittery York County Maine during the mid to late 1700s. Then located in Massachusetts York County was established in 1652 when the Massachusetts Bay Colony first asserted territorial claims over the settlements of present-day southern Maine. Together this collection of property surveys helps to paint a picture of the history development and inhabitants of Kittery between 1772 and 1799. The coastal town with a current estimated population of about 10000 residents is the southernmost city in Maine and was originally settled as a fishing village. During the Revolutionary War the first vessels of the U.S. Navy were constructed in Kittery. In addition to the shape of property and ownership of homesteads the surveys reveal who occupied adjoining lands locations of roadways and occasionally the site of buildings and other improvements. One of the earliest surveys in this collection is pre-Independence dated November 6 1772 and provides the boundaries of land owned by John Bradbury. A February 1780 survey shows that a country road adjoined the property of Tim Fergusson and Stephen Paul while another updated survey is labeled "Plan Goodwin's Marsh" which is bounded along one edge by the York River. A portion of the property drawn for an undated survey of Stephen Remick's land is labeled "widows thirds" a reference to the common law tradition of dower which originated in England and carried on in the American colonies providing widows the right to one-third of the land and property of her husband. This practice persisted in Maine until 1896 when a new concept of a spousal share was enacted. A survey dated May 1790 contains the handwritten note: "Plan land taken by execution in favour of selectmen of York from Dan Braydon." Land taken by execution refers to the seizure of property generally in payment of a debt. However during this period property was routinely confiscated from landowners who were loyal to the King during the war for independence. Little is known about Braydon so the reasons for this forfeiture are unknown. Four of the surveys in this collection are connected to properties owned by the Jeremiah Moulton family who were among the earliest and most prominent settlers in the region. A survey dated May 13 1793 shows a portion of land "taken by execution in favour" of Abigail Lyman from her presumed brother Jeremiah Moulton. Both her father who died in 1777 and her brother were named Jeremiah Moulton. Two more surveys both dated July 7 1783 note Joseph Bragdon's land was "taken by execution from Jeremiah Moulton." Bragdon who died in 1766 was married to Mary Moulton the sister of the elder Jeremiah Moulton. The land had been mortgaged to Jonathan Sayward. Another plan is labeled "Col. Moulton's land bot of Peter Grant April 1785." Another group of land surveys in this collection is connected to the family of Abraham Preble who settled in York County in 1642 by way of County Kent England. He was a councilor county treasurer and judge. These five surveys show lands owned by Caleb Paul Esaias and Benjamin Preble two generations removed from Abraham. Esaias was captain of a company of minutemen at Cambridge later rising to the rank of Colonel during the Revolutionary War. The surveys each measure about 7 Â½" x 8" and are hand drawn often containing holographic notations boundaries with longitude and latitude markings and various other notations including figures. They are generally toned several are soiled and a few have silk tape repairs. Overall they are in very good condition. unknown books

johnson rare books & archives · États-Unis3 500,00 $US≈ 2 961,35 €

Civil War: MaineABAA

GUARD BOOK CO. D. 12th MAINE REGIMENT INFANTRY VOLUNTEERS U.S.A. 1862 G.E. ANDREWS 1st SERGT. manuscript title

1862WRCAM55597Various locations mostly Louisiana 1862. 120pp. Contemporary sheep later leatherette backstrip title stamped in dark brown on front board reading "GUARD BOOK D. CO. 12TH. REG. MAINE." Some edge wear mild chipping and light scuffing to boards. Front hinge detached spine cracked. Occasional thumb-soiling to text. Still very good. A manuscript record book documenting an entire year of guard duty worked by various members of Company D 12th Maine Infantry Regiment Volunteers during the early part of the Civil War. The majority of time recorded in this book emanates from Louisiana while the 12th Maine Regiment was attached to Butler's Expeditionary Corps from January to March 1862. On their way to Louisiana the regiment travelled on the Steamship Constitution to Ship Island Mississippi serving there until May 4 1862. The Regiment then traveled to New Orleans for guard duty at the U.S. Mint until October 1862. While in New Orleans the Regiment took part in the expedition to Pass Manchaca from June 16 to 20 and the expedition to Ponchatoula from September 13 to 18. In October the Regiment moved slightly north to Camp Parapet in Shrewsbury Louisiana and served there until November 19 1862; the record book ends here. Each two-page opening of the ledger is pre- printed with a large column on the left for names and thirty-one numbered smaller columns for marking days served on guard duty. Most days have just one or two tick marks for any particular soldier indicating just one or two men were on active patrol mostly privates but also sergeants corporals musicians wagoners and others. The number of guard shifts worked by the regiment increased dramatically in May 1862 when they arrived at the U.S. Mint in New Orleans before falling off again the next month presumably after some relief arrived. In addition to guard duty service notations indicate reasons for absences such as "died at" "sick" "in confinement" "permanent detail" "enlisted for cook" "light duty" "in the woods" and "hospital." Notations from February 1862 indicate that James H. Andrews died onboard the Constitution on February 14 and two other soldiers caught sickness at Fortress Monroe. Another entry shows that S.G. Tracy "Died at Ship Island 12 of April 1862." Later in July Capt. H.W. Dunn is detailed for daily duty at the "Reding Press" in New Orleans. In August G.F. Drown is "Detailed as Nurse in General Hospital St. James Hotel N.O." Material from the Trans-Mississippi West is rare this early in the Civil War and also usually not as thorough as the present record book documents an entire year of service. A unique record of Civil War service for a peripatetic Maine volunteer infantry regiment serving in the Bayou State. hardcover books

William Reese Company · États-Unis2 000,00 $US≈ 1 692,20 €

GOULD John M. 1839 1930; Adjutant of the 10th and 29th Maine Infantry Regiments Union historianABAA

Inquiring about controversial aspects of the Battle of Antietam in an autograph letter unsigned possibly lacking one or more pages at the end June 1891 to former Confederate General Evander M. Law

535894to. 10 pages rectos only though Gould has sketched a map with troop placements and annotations on the verso of one leaf approximately 1200 words. Folded corners of two leaves chipped some edgewear. Some browning but quite legible throughout. After a quarter century during which time he published a history of his regiment John M. Gould. History of the First-Tenth-Twenty Ninth Maine Regiment; Portland 1871 Gould is still searching for the identity of the Confederate regiment that faced his near the East Woods at Antietam. Reporting to Law the commander of the 4th Alabama Infantry in that bloody battle Gould relates his findings in excruciating detail quoting correspondents from a dozen regiments commanders junior officers and non-commissioned officers from both sides who have given him conflicting reports almost all of which stand at odds with official published reports as to the deployment of their units in the chaos of Hood's counter attack against Hooker's corps that blunted the initial Union assault early on the morning of 17 September 1862. _"It is quite clear that Hooker's fragments did not offer very serious resistance to Hood's advance. As far as the East Wood is concerned the 10th Maine was their first real obstacle . Judge Smith of the 5th Texas writes of the exceedingly severe fight the 1st was having with some Union forces & that both parties were showing their best 'staying qualities.' Then Gen. Hood noticing a force coming out of the East Wood said to Capt. Turner 'You may attend to those people!' I can't understand who this Union force was . this succession of events is extremely puzzling." Gould closes by asking Law not to refer to printed sources all of which he was familiar with but asked for any personal comments on his long commentary. "At present it appears to me that Gordon's Brigade did not follow up Hood sharply or at all & that Ripley & Colquitt replaced Hood but the latter line was considerably south of yours. How does that accord with your idea" In addition to his history of the regiments he served in during the Civil War Gould contributed a number of articles to the "National Tribune" relating to Antietam and corresponded with veterans from both sides as referred to often in this letter seeking information on various controversies surrounding the battle. He later donated hundreds of these letters to the Antietan Battlefield Board. Detailed letters on major Civil War battles by participants even those fueled by recollections shaded by decades of discussion and dispute are uncommon in trade. unknown books

Bartlebys Books · États-Unis2 250,00 $US≈ 1 903,73 €