Bingham Purchase

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In the 1780s and 1790s, Massachusetts wanted to sell off large tracts of land in Maine. William Bingham, a wealthy man from Philadelphia, managed to buy these two large tracts totaling nearly 2 million acres. The documents in this collection show the initial agreements and then deeds granting the land to Bingham in 1793.

Records

Miniature of Copy of Deed Number Six to William Bingham
Copy of Deed Number Six to William Bingham
Miniature of Copy of Deed Number Three to William Bingham
Copy of Deed Number Three to William Bingham
Miniature of Copy of Deed Number Ten to William Bingham
Copy of Deed Number Ten to William Bingham
Miniature of Copy of Deed Number Two to William Bingham
Copy of Deed Number Two to William Bingham
Miniature of Copy of Deed Number Thirteen to William Bingham
Copy of Deed Number Thirteen to William Bingham
Miniature of Copy of Deed Number Nine to William Bingham
Copy of Deed Number Nine to William Bingham
Miniature of Copy of Deed Number One of the Purchase of townships No. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 to William Bingham
Copy of Deed Number One of the Purchase of townships No. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 to William Bingham
Miniature of Copy of Deed Number One to William Bingham
Copy of Deed Number One to William Bingham
Miniature of Copy of Deed Number Seven to William Bingham
Copy of Deed Number Seven to William Bingham
Miniature of Copy of Deed Number Five to William Bingham
Copy of Deed Number Five to William Bingham