Scope and Content: Under successive authorizations, the Committee for the Sale of Eastern Lands (1783-1801) and the Land Office were the primary agencies with responsibility for the management and sale of public lands in Maine on behalf of the Commonwealth.  A considerable part of their activity came to involve resolving boundary and proprietary disputes in areas subject to the control of Massachusetts.  The agencies also promoted the settlement and development of the area as demonstrated by their support of internal improvements.  These files record and document the activities of the agencies in responding to land and boundary disputes, as well as to the developmental needs of the interior parts of Maine.
Arrangement: Arranged by place, thereunder chronologically
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