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Ainge Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: M002

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Scope and Content

Documents, including promissory notes, marriage settlements, accounts, indentures, etc. relating to the Ainge family (1766-1833). Also included are financial accounts of British colonial agents in Jamaica [1794-1803?] and of a military excursion into Holland (1801); no member of the Ainge family is named in these.

Dates

  • Creation: 1766 - 1833

Creator

Biographical/Historical Note

The Ainge family centers around a late-18th-century gentleman, Alexander Ainge, once a watchmaker, later a broker in London, England. Other family members include his brother, William, of Lincoln's Inn; his wife Elizabeth Beard; and William's sons, William and Edward, who were adopted and taken into business by their uncle. No birth or death dates are available.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Documents, including promissory notes, marriage settlements, accounts, indentures, etc. relating to the Ainge family (1766-1833).

Related Names

Subject

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Ainge Family Papers
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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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