15 October MANUSCRIPT / To William Gorham Esq Clerk of the Proprietors

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Author:MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT GORHAM, [Maine], 15 October, 1781
Publisher:Unknown
Binding:Loose Pages, Articles
Language:English
Subject:Americana

“To William Gorham, Esq., Clerk of the Proprietors of the Common & Undivided Land in the Town of Gorham…” requesting that several articles be placed on the agenda for a town meeting in November. Signed at conclusion by Step[hen] Longfellow (and at least partly in his hand), Prince Davis, William McLellan and with 4 other illegible signatures Author: MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT GORHAM, [Maine], 15 October, 1781 Title: “To William Gorham, Esq., Clerk of the Proprietors of the Common & Undivided Land in the Town of Gorham…” requesting that several articles be placed on the agenda for a town meeting in November. Signed at conclusion by Step[hen] Longfellow (and at least partly in his hand), Prince Davis, William McLellan and with 4 other illegible signatures Description: Single sheet, 22 x 17 cm., approx. 160 words. Docketed on verso, “Application for a Prop. Meeting to be held 25 Nov. 1781.” Sheet a little browned, some manuscript corrections, old fold lines, tipped onto cardboard. Gorham and Longfellow were Gorham selectmen in 1781. The first article here requests that the Proprietors “Settle with the Heirs or legal representatives of Capt. Nathaniel Sparhawk agreeable to a Vote of the Proprietors passed at a meeting held in Falmouth November 25, 1760.” The other three articles request that the Proprietors appoint a committee authorized to eject any trespassers from town land, that they furnish the committee with the funds to execute its duties and that they provide themselves with “an authenticated plan or papers” (presumably regarding the town’s jurisdiction) to make any action stick. Stephen Longfellow (1723-1790), born in Byfield, Massachusetts was a graduate of Harvard in 1742, and held many public offices in his lifetime, including clerk of the Proprietors of Common Lands. He died in Gorham at age 67. He was the great grandfather of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.The Nathaniel Sparhawk referred to here is probably the son-in-law of William Pepperrell (1696-1759) who was a native of Kittery, Massachusetts [now Maine], and a Major General during the French and Indian Wars. Pepperrell built a home for his daughter and her husband on Kittery Point in 1750. He also seems to have loaned Sparhawk money for his business ventures in Boston with Benjamin Colman. When the enterprise failed Sparhawk returned to Kittery. In Pepperrill’s will dated 1759, he forgives him the debt. Perhaps the Proprietors vote of 1760 referred to in the first article of this document relates to the settlement of Pepperrell’s will. Sparhawk, who died in 1777, is the subject of a fine Copley painting of 1764 now owned by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Seller ID: 67625 Subject: Americana We are a Washington, D.C. based bookstore in business for over 40 years. We specialize in Americana and general Antiquarian books. Terms All orders ship within three business days. Standard mail is USPS Priority Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available. We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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