Collection: Osher Map Library Collection

Name: Plan of part of Bucksport annexed to Orrington

Barcode: 58072

Image Number: 58072.0001

Publishing Location: Bucksport, Maine

Brief Description: Survey plan by Joseph Lee of Bucksport who sent it to Moses Greenleaf at his request. The plan shows property divisions and a yellow line separating land annexed to Orrington. Included is a handwritten note by Lee to Greenleaf regarding the survey and thanking him for his hospitality. At the time the survey was sent, Greenleaf was postmaster for Williamsburg, Maine. The land divisions include Harvard College, a possible land grant likely rented to "5 or 6 families on it". Included is a school lot of 300 acres and first minister's lot also of 300 acres with "7 or 8 families settled on it". Lee indicates on the survey "the courses are such as the needle gave 25 or 30 years ago".

Surveyor: Greenleaf, Moses, 1777-1834Lee, Joseph

Date/Date Range Produced: 1822

Language: English

Region Depicted: Bucksport, MaineOrrington, Maine

Map Type: Manuscript maps

Dimensions: H 36.7 X W 46.2 cm

Historical Context: Joseph Lee and Moses Greenleaf were both surveyors.

LC Call Number: G3734.B93 1822 L4

OCLC: 1356903578

Accession Number: OML-1822-31

Subjects: Greenleaf Manuscript Surveys

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/58072.0001