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M15.2.3: Documents & Wills: James Bowdoin II

 Sub-Series
Identifier: M15.2.3

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Subseries Description:

Consists of land deeds, receipts for financial transactions, as well as items documenting military and political appointments made by James Bowdoin II while governor of Massachusetts. Also included are Bowdoin's 1780 missive to "the different Tribes of Indians under Col. John Allan, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the Eastern Department," as well as the arrest warrant for Daniel Shays, Bowdoin's last will & testament, and a holograph poem by Phillis Wheatley on the capture of General Charles Lee.

Dates

  • Creation: 1687 - 1996
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1687 - 1848

Creator

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Extent

From the Series: 2.75 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically with estate and will materials listed last.

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository

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Brunswick Maine 04011 USA
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