Boyd/Wingate Family Archive, 37 items total. 1st item: Handwritten passport on laid paper issued by order of Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Boyd K.B., Governor of Gibraltar, permitting the bearer Nathaniel Culling, Esqr., of the United States of America, "to pa[s]s to Spain (with 12 his servant and baggage) and return to Lisbon, without any hindrance, molestation or interruption. This is to continue in force four month". Signed by Robert Boyd and John Raleigh, his secretary, dated October 10, 1793. Red wax seal with Boyd's coat of arm, top left. Inscription reading "Governor Boyd's Passport" with later inscription reading "Mr. Wm Boyd gave me this, Sept 18th 1861, J. P. Boyd", en verso. 12 3/4" H x 8" W. 2nd item: Maine statehood printed document written per order of Robert Boyd, Portland, ME, dated August 6, 1816. The document was written in regards to a meeting that was held at Columbian-Hall on August 3, 1816 concerning the "Separation of this District from Massachusetts" where it was recommended that "a convention be held at the meeting-house, near Gray corner, on Monday the 19th day of August current, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, for the purpose of adopting all fair and honorable measures to effect the independence of Maine". Housed under glass in a black wooden frame. Sight ñ 9 5/8" H x 7 5/8" W. Framed ñ 10 5/8" H x 8 3/4" W. 3rd item: Deed document between Joseph Harrod, Merchant, and the President, Directors, & Company of the Maine Bank, Portland, ME, granting Harrod "in consideration of the sum of Twenty one hundred Dollars…all our right title interest estate claim and demand of in an unto a certain store standing on Forestreet in Portland in the County of Cumberland and Commonwealth of Ma[s]ssachusetts with the land whereon said store standsÖ". Signed and sealed by the President, Directors, & Company of the Maine Bank, dated September 28, 1816. Brought by Samuel Freeman, President of the Mine Bank before Joseph Pope, Justice of the Peace, September 20, 1816. Ink inscription indicating that it was entered into the Cumberland County register by Elias Merrill, October 4, 1816, with additional inscriptions, en verso. 17 1/4" H x 8 1/2" W. 4th item: Ink on laid paper hand drawn plat map detailing the land encompassing Lincoln, Boyd, and Oxford Street, Portland, ME, belonging to Colonel Charles Quincy Clapp and William Boyd. Pencil notations indicate that the map was prepared for Clapp by C.H. House, Civil Engineer, dated December 15, 1857. Additional ink inscription, en verso. 13 1/4" H x 8" W. Note: Charles Quincy Clapp was a well known architect in Portland. He designed many local buildings, including the "flatiron" building on Congress Street in the Charles Q. Clapp block, and the Seaman's Club on Fore Street. In 1833 he built a Greek revival house on Spring Street. Clapp was also a member of the legislature and of the city government of Portland. He died in 1868. (source: https://www.mainememory.net/artifact/12800). 5th item: Ink on ruled paper hand drawn plat map detailing the Boyd lot on Fore Street, Portland, ME. Ink notations provide the scale "20 ft to 1 inch" and indicates that the map was prepared by C.H. House, Civil Engineer, dated March 10, 1864. Additional ink inscription, en verso. 9 3/4" H x 8" W. 6th item: Ink on ruled paper hand drawn plat map detailing the lots near Union Wharf, Portland, ME, belonging to Robert Boyd, J Woodbury, and others. Ink inscription states that this plat may was a copy. 6 3/4" H x 8" W. 7th item: Bond document between Henry B. McCobb and William Boyd, Portland, ME, indicating that McComb was indebted to Boyd for the sum of one thousand dollars for "a lot of land on Heigh [sic] Street in said Portland". Signed by McCobb with his seal and dated June 20, 1853. Additional ink inscription, en verso. 12 1/2" H x 8 1/2" W. Note: Henry B. McCobb was listed as the Treasurer of the Portland Gas Company in the Maine Register compiled by George Adams, 1855. William Boyd is listed as a City Clerk for the city of Portland in the same register. 8th item: Mortgage deed between Ebenezer Ewer, Township No. One, Penobscot County, ME, and John P. Boyd, Boston, MA, granting Boyd "In consideration of One hundred and sixty nine dollars fifty two cents…a certain tract or parcel of land lying in in said Township No. One, containing one hundred & three acres, being lot no. fifty nine as surveyed by Zebulon Bradley in 1827". Witnessed and signed by Allen Gilman, Justice of the Peace, dated March 6, 1828. Notation indicating that it was entered into the records of Penobscot County by Charles Rice, March 8, 1828, left side of document. Additional notation en verso. 13" H x 7 7/8" W. 9th item: ALS from John Abbot, Secretary of the Board of Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, to Robert Boyd, Esq., dated June 20, 1814. The letter reads "Dear Sir, I have the pleasure to inform you that at a meeting of the Board of Overseers og Bowdoin College on the 6th of June instant, you were elected a member of said Board. With great respect & regard, your friend & obedient servant, John Abbot, Secy". No address panel included. 8" H x 6 1/2" W. 10th item: Document appointing William Boyd of Portland, ME, Justice of the Peace "within and for the County of Cumberland for and during the term of Seven Years, from the date of these Presents, if he shall so long behave himself well in said office". Signed by Governor Joshua Chamberlain and Franklin M. Drew, Secretary of State, dated March 26, 1868. Dedimus Potestatem authorization, dated May 2, 1868, en verso. 16 1/4" H x 10 1/8" W. 11th-12th items: Two (2) Independent Order of Odd Fellows letters concerning William Boyd. The first letter was written by the Eastern Star Encampment No. 2, Portland, ME, stating that based on Boyd's good standing they recommend him "to your Friendship and Protection, and admission into all regular Encampments of Odd Fellows, for the space of eight month from this date and no longer". Signed by Solomon T. Corser, George W. Wildrage, and William Boyd, and dated May 11, 1845. The second letter was written by the Leginia Lodge, Portland, ME, recommending him "to your Friendship and Protection, and admission into all regular Lodges of Odd Fellows, for the space of one year from this date and no longer". Signed by R. W. Thayer and S. B. Beckett, Secretary, dated January 5, 1847. 10 1/4" H x 8 1/4" W. 13th item: Ship "Bay State" & Owners in account with Harrod, Darling, & Company, Boston, MA, from March 19 to July 19, 1851. The document details the various expenses that the ship accrued during the specified dates including interest with a division of balance. Additional ink inscription, en verso. 10 1/4" H x 15 5/8" W. 14th item: Grave site deed document issued to William Boyd, Portland, ME "in consideration of sixty dollarsÖhereby give and grant to the said William Boyd his heirs and assigns forever, the right to occupy, for the purpose of burial, lots numbered -1-2-& 3- of section N in Evergreen Cemetery, belonging to the City, situated in WestbrookÖ". Witnessed and signed by Henry W. Hersey, Treasurer of Portland, November 5, 1868. Additional inscriptions, en verso. 10" H x 8" W. 15th item: ALS from James Boyd, Boston, MA, to Robert Boyd, his son, Portland, ME, dated August 9, 1792. Addressed to all of his children, James writes that a copy of Mr. Barrell's letter "setting forth the present situation of your Mother & Aunts Land". Traces of red wax seal below letter. Address panel in James' hand with additional ink notation, en verso. 16th item: ALS from Ebenezer L. Boyd, Boston, MA, to Robert Boyd, his brother, Portland, ME, April 26, 1794. Ebenezer writes most of the comings and goings of Brigs into to the Boston harbor and the activities of their captains including Captain Edward Preble's return from Spain. He also mentions that "Congress should finally agree in the Act to prevent Importations from Great Britain for a limited time" and issue that was addressed by Jay's Treaty which was signed November 19, 1794 and put into effect on February 29, 1796. Address panel in Ebenezer's hand with two black postmark stamps, one from Boston, one illegible, traces of red wax seal, and later ink inscription, en verso. 12 1/2" H x 7 3/4" W. Note: Edward Preble (1761-1807) was a United States naval officer who served with great distinction during the 1st Barbary War, leading American attacks on the city of Tripoli and forming the officer corps that would later lead the U.S. Navy in the War of 1812. 17th item: ALS from Prentiss Mellen, Bradford, ME, to Robert Boyd, Portland, ME, January 16, 1804. The letter was written in regards to financial matters between Prentiss and Robert Boyd. Address panel in Prentiss' hand with additional ink inscription and traces of wax seal, en verso. 7 3/8" H x 6" W. Note: Prentiss Mellen (1764-1840) was a lawyer, politician, and jurist from Massachusetts and Maine. Born in Massachusetts and educated at Harvard, Mellen served for two years as a United States Senator from Massachusetts, and was appointed Maine's first chief justice after it achieved statehood in 1820. 18th item: ALS from William Boyd, Boston, MA, to Robert Boyd, his father, Portland, ME, dated April 10, 1819. William writes that he received the letter from Robert that gave him Power of Pension and that he has followed his father's instructions about visiting the pension office. No address panel included. 12 1/2" H x 8" W. 19th item: Act of compromise document between Charles Harrod, acting for his minor children, and William Jones and his wife, New Orleans, LA, dated February 7, 1835. The document states that "the said Harrod bound himself to procure within Six months…the renunciation, and relinquishment in full of his Daughter, Susan Dayton, wife of Wm Boyd of Portland, Maine, of all the right, title, and, claim of every kind whatsoever, which she has or may have, in common with her sisters, by, through, or under the last will of Williams Cecil, late of the Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana, as Legates…". Compromise entered into before H. B. Cenas, Notary Public, New Orleans, LA. 9 1/4" H x 8 1/8" W. 20th item: ALS from Charles Harrod, New Orleans, LA, to William Boyd, Esq., his son-in-law, and his daughter Susan Dayton Boyd, Portland, ME, dated July 11, 1835. Charles mostly writes of his efforts to be granted Power of Attorney so that the estate of Hannah Rolf Harrod, Charles' first wife and grandaughter of Major General Elias Dayton of Elizabethtown, New Jersey could be settled for the benefit of their children. He write to Susan that if William is not at home she needs to forward the enclosed letter as soon as possible. Ink inscription in William or Susan's hand indicates that Charles' letter was received July 27th and that his instructions were followed the next day. Address panel in Charles' hand with red wax seal and illegible black postmark stamp and "PAID" stamp and ink inscription in different hand, en verso. 13" H x 8" W. 21st item: Document outlining Charles Harrod's plans to appoint a guardian and Power of Attorney for the minor children of his first wife in the interest of the estate of Major General Elias Dayton. Ink inscriptions in a different hand detail who Elias Dayton was and the individuals who stand to benefit from his estate. Unsigned and undated. 9 7/8" H x 7 7/8" W. 22nd item: ALS from Charles Harrod, Haverhill, MA to William Boyd, Esq., his son-in-law, Portland, ME, dated August 19, 1833. Charles writes of his trip to Haverhill and suggests that he should be in Portland on Thursday. Address panel in Charles' hand with black postmark stamp and red wax seal, en verso. 9 3/4" H x 8" W. 23rd item: ALS from Joseph H. Dorn, Boston, MA, to William Boyd, Esq., Attorney at Law, Portland, ME, dated October 28, 1839. The letter was written primarily in regards to Charles Harrod, William's father-in-law, recent visit to Boston during which Joseph discussed with Charles his efforts to receive Power of Attorney. Address panel in Joseph's hand with later ink notation and traces of red wax seal, en verso. 9 5/8" H x 8" W. 24th item: ALS copy from Charles Harrod, Portland, ME, to Bettany Hovern, Esq., dated July 15, 1840. The original letter, concerning the estate of Harrod's first wife, including Power of Attorney for Harrod's heirs. This copy includes a number of revisions by Harrod. No address panel included. 10 1/8" H x 8" W. 25th item: ALS from Joseph H. Dorn, Boston, MA, to William Boyd, Esq., Attorney at Law, Portland, ME, dated January 27, 1840. Additional correspondence regarding Charles Harrod's dealings with his first wife's estate. Address panel in Joseph's hand with later ink notation and traces of red wax seal, en verso. 10" H x 8 1/4" W. 26th item: ALS from Issac G. Ayden, New York, William Boyd, Portland, ME, dated February 6, 1840. Additional correspondence regarding Charles Harrod's dealings with his first wife's estate. Address panel in Issac's hand with red postmark stamp from New York, dated February 6, with addition notation in ink and traces of wax seal, en verso. 9 7/8" H x 7 7/8" W. 27th item: ALS from Issac G. Ayden, New York, William Boyd, Portland, ME, dated May 11, 1840. Additional correspondence regarding Charles Harrod's dealings with his first wife's estate. Address panel in Issac's hand with red postmark stamp from New York, dated May 11, with addition notation in ink and traces of wax seal, en verso. 9 7/8" H x 8" W. 28th item: ALS from Bettany Hovern, Esq., Cincinnati, OH, to William Boyd, Esq. Portland, ME, March 2, 1840. Additional correspondence regarding Charles Harrod's dealings with his first wife's estate. Address panel in Issac's hand with red postmark stamp from Cincinnati, dated March 3, with addition notation in ink and traces of wax seal, en verso. 9 7/8" H x 8" W. 29th item: ALS from Charles H. Boyd, Portland, ME, to William Boyd, Esq., his father, Augusta, ME, dated May 21, 1846. Charles mostly writes of domestic matters and about his relatives. Address panel in Charles' hand with additional notation and traces of a red wax seal, en verso. 10" H x 8" W. 30th item: ALS from Channing Richards, Washington, D.C., to Susan Dayton Harrod Boyd, Portland, ME, dated April 26, 1866. Channing writes of Susan's inquiries regarding her share of the Dayton estate. Ink inscription in different hand below end of letter, en verso. 9 3/4" H x 7 3/4" W. 31st item: Letter on laid paper from "CK" aboard the ship Commerce, addressed to James Smith, undated. 32rd item: One page double-sided handwritten inventory list. Unsigned and undated. 8 1/4" H x 5 1/4" W. 33rd item: Black bordered printed obituary of Julia Cascaline Dearborn Wingate (1795-1867), daughter of General Henry Dearborn (1750-1829), and wife of Joshua Wingate (1778-1843). Includes black bordered envelope. 8 1/4" H x 5" W. 34th-35th items: Two envelopes. One illegible cut signature. 36th item: Newspaper article titled "War Record of Major Boyd a Notable One" about Major Charles Harrod Boyd. 37th item: Part of an unsigned letter. Provenance: The Estate of Charles Boyd Coleman, Jr., Chattanooga, TN. Descended in the family of Lewis M. Coleman Jr. II (1894-1914), son of Lewis M. Coleman Jr., son of CSA Lt. Colonel Lewis Minor Coleman (1827-1863) and Mary Ambler Marshall, daughter of James K. Marshall and granddaughter of U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall (1755-1835). Lewis M. Coleman Jr. also was related to the family of Henry Dearborn by his marriage to Julia Wingate Boyd, daughter of Annette Maria Dearborn Boyd, who was the daughter of Greenleaf Dearborn (1786-1846) and great granddaughter of Henry Dearborn (1751-1829) on her mother's side. CONDITION: 1st item: Overall good condition. Toning impressions of writing and seal visible surface of paper. 2nd item: Overall good condition with foxing spots. Not examined outside of frame. 3rd item: Overall good condition with foxing spots and toning impressions to be expected form age. Tear, largest 3", primarily along fold lines. 4th item: Overall good condition with areas of toning. Areas of dampstaining, largest 2" x 2 3/4", top and bottom edges of fold lines, left side of map (does not affect legibility). 5th item: Overall good condition with areas of dampstaining, largest 2" x 1", concentrated around fold lines. 6th item: Overall good condition. 7th item: Overall good condition with areas of toning and 2 3/4" tear along center fold line. 8th item: Overall good condition with foxing spots and areas of toning to be expected from age. Two tears, largest 1 1/2", along fold lines. 9th item: Overall good condition with scattered foxing spots and 1 x 1 1/4" area of dampstaining, top center. 10th item: Overall good condition. Authorization stamp missing, en verso. 11th-12th items: Overall good condition with creases, areas of toning, to be expected from age. 13th item: Overall good condition with toning impressions and minute tear to top center fold line. 14th item: Overall good condition. 15th item: Overall good condition with foxing spots and areas of dampstaining. Tears, largest 1 5/8" x 1, center of letter. 16th item: Overall good condition with toning and 1 1/2" x 1 1/4" tear from wax seal. 17th item: Overall good condition with two tears, largest 1", and areas of toning. 18th item: Overall good condition with tears, largest 1 3/4", perpendicular to fold lines, right side of letter. 19th item: Overall good condition. 20th item: Overall good condition with 2" x 1 1/4" tear from wax seal. 21st item: Overall good condition with 1 1/2" tear, lower left corner. 22nd item: Overall good condition with 3/4" x 1 5/8" tear from wax seal. 23rd item: Overall good condition with 3/4" x 1 1/2" tear from wax seal. 24th item: Overall good condition. 25th item: Overall good condition with 1 1/8" x 7/8" tear from wax seal. 26th item: Overall good condition with 1 1/2" H x 7/8" tear from wax seal. 27th item: Overall good condition with 1 1/2" H x 1 1/2" tear from wax seal. 28th item: Overall good condition with 3/8" tear from wax seal and areas of toning. 29th item: Overall good condition with 1/2" x 3/4" tear from wax seal. 30th item: Overall good condition with areas of toning, en verso. 31st-37th items: Overall good condition with foxing spots, toning, tears, etc. to be expected from age.