Ellsworth American., 1882-02-23
For the American.
The Bingham Purchase.

to the readers of the AMERICAN. for Curious
Old Maps" and other courtrsie>, our thanks
are due to Hon. l.. A. Emery.
We were ten years a resident OF Lord
Bingham town. the parance of the place be
trayiug. tina, whether Bingham was a citizen
hy nativity or adoption. was, at least, but
oh>cureiv known.
William Bingham. sire and grand->ire,
were born IN Philadelphia His srra;
grandfather settled there. m 1890 and died
there. in l1li William. the subject of our
narrative. ~a> born March ;. l752. At Is
wears Of age. was graduated from the col
lyce of hi native city. For 10 wears was
Government Agent, at Martinique resided
) wears IN Paris served a. a member OF
both Houses Of the Pennsylvania legisla-
ture and in l1aj was chosen a |, ). Sena-
tor married Oct 26. l1No. In 1893. puh-
lI>hcd a Description Of certain lands IN
the District uf Maine" lie died al Bath.
England. Feb. :, 1904, leaving three chill
dryn. William. Anne. and Nara. Anne
married Alexander Barring Of London. after
wards Lord A>hhurton. who came To tins
country m 1872, accredited with power to
tafnl new treaty in settlement OF Name
Nos;h-Ea>,crn boundary
Mr.. Bingham. by h, vii! probated in
Philadelphia. IN l>nj, and at Ellsworth IN
$50. devised his large estate which included
more than loo townships ~ Name. ftrp-
hffas to his son and three ftiis to his two
daughters. The three died prior to 1856.
The will Of the SON. WAS probatcd in Han
cock County. IN 1873. I,he management Of
the property Of the Bingham Hens in the
United States Is vested in Trustees
y TO Tur PURCHASE HI>ToEl.-Nr.
Bingham made four several purchases of
lands. ~ the District Of Maine lso named
IN lG77l; the "kcnncbec Purchase" Il
"Pcuobscot." the Prize Lots" and I'll,
-Greguirc Grant"
The "kenn,bcc." or Million Acre"
purchase was II mile square. ltsmbraccd
a. township, Of 5000 acres each, Of which.
80 are IN Somerset, q in Pi>caiaq4.>, and
10 Franklin. The purchase price va, y -
cents an acre. The incorporated towns are
Wellington. hiuE>bury. Shirley. BHIstou,
Bingham, Malhc.d. Lexington k.ns>hcid.
Concord. Moscow. Jerusalem and part Of
Salem. Ggeeuli,T, surrey" adds. part, Of
Lisbon. and New Castle.
The "kenn,bct Purchase and Bingham
keuucbcc Purchase" aFe nat interchange
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F t:!c-cha.u from Cadillac. L. Bingham
Whether the ml'l4. INK appears H ht'-
f tory, IL los, or .n 1921. Is "a doubt. 'of the
4 annals Of the past DO not keep e'ertthu-
/ TO IT, Year.
In 1865. De la Motto Cadillac received
/ from Loui, NlN. Of France. ..an; con-
( ,a!niu. 100 oUn acre, embracing NJ. btstr,
and it, ucl-hborhood. which he held ior p
/ wears. is Lord OF DouaQucc and Nj Dr>-
/ er,." Whether Duuaqurc va, .no Indian
name for Union. or jordan, ri,er j, .n
doubtl The Treaty Of Utrecht. signed
/ March 80. I7l3. wrc,;ed Cadillac. .ls.and
dominion" from him; passed IN, title from
/ France TO England. and placed the Island
/ and il, .nc.shborhood" under the i4y!sG!c-
ton Of Massachusetts
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NJ, There,a Dr Gre.,oire the s,r,pJ.
5,,,.,b,.r and dire, heir If C,dii,ac alI IN,
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B,.sr, saws MADAME Greyoire came n
possession Of the eitire stand, except wher,