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George B. Dorr's Harvard Diploma Bar Harbor Historical Society	Document, Certificate	People		1874	Bar Harbor	Copyright Undetermined	George B. Dorr's Harvard Diploma Bar Harbor Historical Society Identifier: bhhs-28 Type: Document, Certificate Subject: People Date: 1874 Place: Bar Harbor Description: Framed diploma; Bachelor of Arts in Latin degree to George Bucknam Dorr.
Journal 1878-1881 voyages of schooner Carrie M. Richardson Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Publication, Book, Journal	People Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner		1878		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Journal 1878-1881 voyages of schooner Carrie M. Richardson Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2016.375.2138 Type: Publication, Book, Journal Subject: People Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1878 Description: Journal, leather and paper, wallet style, with entries for years 1878, 1879, 1881. Pertains to nautical voyages of Meltiah Richardson aboard the Carrie M. Richardson and perhaps others. It is an extremely valuable resource for interpretation of annotated Nautical Chart 1 and other charts in GCIHS 2015.315.2076. Journal entries corroborate plot markings on nautical chart 1. All pages with handwritten text scanned (48 scans) at 600 dpi July 27, 2016. Complete transcription made Feb. 2017. (Pages with newspaper clippings glued to them were not scanned - most clippings were poetry. Note: Meltiah's wife, Carrie (Mary Catherine Stanley Richardson), wrote and saved poetry.) In several instances, a page had been cut out and/or a portion of a page had been cut out. The journal is not always chronological; entries switch around various years 1878,1879, and 1881. Some highlights are listed below.Scan no.9 Sailed from Cardenas for NY 260 lbs Manello(?) Rope, 178 shakers, 78 canvas10 Arrived at NY from Cardenas, list of perhaps cod caught per person by name and weight and $. Left for….11 Arrived at NY from C. Isles settled with mate $37.1614 Rec from M.P Richardson the sum of $70 wages up to Date Nov 19th 1881 William Brandt15 Arrived Cadiz…16 M. P Richardson mentioned17 M. P. Richardson mentioned and Schooner Carrie M. Richardson 188119 "Cash in Spanish gold 342"23 Mr. Rumill shipped on board Schr C. M. Richardson April 10/79 at 35 $ per xxx24 Antonio Williams on board C. M. Richardson Apr 9th/7925 more re: 187926 more re: 187927 more re: 187942 "cure for chills/fever (?) 2 bitter apples with one pint gin. Let same stand ays. Dose: ½ wine glass full twice a day before meals (R H O (?))43 Bill of sale for 1/32 of Schr CMR Mrs. E B Gregg (interest?) to Joseph W x of Philadelphia44 Name is clearly Joseph W. Willson of Phila45 Port charges list48 Mentions Cadiz [show more]
Bible (1873) belonging to Carrie Richardson with genealogy. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Organizations, Religious People		1873		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Bible (1873) belonging to Carrie Richardson with genealogy. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.0.1037 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Organizations, Religious People Date: 1873 Description: Book, The Holy Bible from 1873 in poor condition. Belonged to Carrie Richardson. The GCIHS wrote and directed a play about Carrie Richardson which can be found on DVD in the museum. Carrie Richardson was able to navigate a boat by celestial navigation, she lived down in what is now the Heliker LaHotan foundation. Her husband Meltiah Richardson committed suicide, he tied cod weights around himself and jumped off the dock. Geneaological records that seem to have little relevance can be found tucked into the Bible. [show more]
Letter 7 of group of letters to Frances (Fannie) S. Spurling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	People		1874		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Letter 7 of group of letters to Frances (Fannie) S. Spurling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.246.2749 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: People Date: 1874 Description: Letter 7 (with transcription) in a collection of letters to Frances (Fannie) S. Spurling. This one is from her older half-brother A. B. Spurling in 1874 Andrew Barclay Spurling writes from New York City and states he learned of their mother’s illness from Fannie’s letter of the 16th, and of her death (January 17, 1874) in a letter from their brother William of the 19th, both of which he received on January 21, 1874. Too late to go home. He reminisces fondly about his mother and offers have Father Preble live with him now if he wishes to. A.B. Spurling (Civil War General Andrew Barclay) who wrote letter 7 is one of Samuel E. Spurling’s younger brothers (Samuel wrote letters 1-6 to Fannie). Frances (Fannie) A. Preble was Samuel and Andrew’s half-sister, the daughter of the widowed Abigail Cobb Hadlock Spurling and her second husband William P. Preble. [show more]
Letter 6 of 6 from Samuel Spurling to Fannie Preble Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	People		1874		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Letter 6 of 6 from Samuel Spurling to Fannie Preble Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.246.2748 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: People Date: 1874 Description: Letter 6 of 6 letters (with transcriptions) written 1865-1874 from Samuel E. Spurling (1827-1895) to his much younger half-sister Frances (Fannie) A. Preble (b. 1849). Samuel moved from Great Cranberry to California about age 23 ca.1850. In these six letters, he writes from Gold Hill, Nevada, where he works in gold mines. This letter #6 is from Gold Hill Nevada. Jan 11th 1874 to My dear Sister Fannie from S.C. or S.E Spurling. Samuel learns from Mr. or Wm Henry that his mother is ill. He’s having a brutal winter, Samuel was ill in Nevada; he’s now working at Crown Point Mine where he worked 7 or 8 years ago; can’t come home at present. Samuel E. Spurling is the eldest son of Abigail Cobb Hadlock Spurling and Samuel Spurling. A.B. Spurling (likely Civil War General Andrew Barclay) who wrote letter 7 is one of Samuel’s younger brothers. Frances (Fannie) A. Preble was Samuel and Andrew’s half-sister, the daughter of the widowed Abigail Cobb Hadlock Spurling and her second husband William P. Preble. [show more]
Main Street, Somesville, 1870 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print	Nature, Animals Other, Buildings Other, Transportation People Places, Landscape		1870c.	Somesville, Mt. Desert, ME		Main Street, Somesville, 1870 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12358 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print Subject: Nature, Animals Other, Buildings Other, Transportation People Places, Landscape Date: 1870c. Place: Somesville, Mt. Desert, ME Description: Caption in The Living Past, p. 122: "Somesville's main road in 1870, looking north towards Ellsworth. Mount Desert House on left; A.J. Whiting store on right (note balcony and porch); corner of blacksmith shop on right. Telegraph wires were in use in 1870." Horse-drawn vehicles on each side of rutted dirt roadstopped in front of blacksmith’s shop.
Man with dark hair and thick mustache Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	People	E. Crockett	1860-1870	Rockland ME		Man with dark hair and thick mustache Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5092 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: People Creator: E. Crockett Date: 1860-1870 Place: Rockland ME Description: portrait of man with dark hair, thick mustache, seated, wearing a dark suit (coat and vest) with a white shirt and a dark bow tie. Right hand in lap, left hand propped on some sort of couch.
Hand colored print of baby in white dress with black trim Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph	People	Taylor and Lamson	1860-1870	Cuba		Hand colored print of baby in white dress with black trim Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5093 Type: Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph Subject: People Creator: Taylor and Lamson Date: 1860-1870 Place: Cuba Description: Hand-colored albumen print of small baby, wearing white dress with black trim at edge, plaid sash, white stockings and black maryjane shoes. Sitting on a divan. Inscription on back reads “Lamson child. Lamson baby from Cuba” (written in two different hands). Also stamped on back, “Taylor e Lamson, Photographos de Nueva York.”
Keepsake Autograph Album Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Publication, Book	Other, History - Seal Cove People		1879			Keepsake Autograph Album Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13549 Type: Publication, Book Subject: Other, History - Seal Cove People Date: 1879 Description: Tiny red autograph/keepsake album with silver writing and many local Seal Cove names including Heath, Minnie Fuller, Rachel Fuller, Belle Salisbury, Wilhemena Sprague, Flora Reed, Becky Greene, May Dodge, Deacon Stubbs, Vildie Robbins, John Knowlton, Laurie Stickney, Billings, Delhi Harper, Albert Carver, Bertha Hinkley, Amanda and Charlie Sawyer, Florence Drummond, Almira Barlett, Whitmore, Ober. Appears to have belonged to Willie Heath.
Lucy Noyes Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph	People	W.N. Tuttle	1860-1870	Los Angeles CA		Lucy Noyes Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5075 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph Subject: People Creator: W.N. Tuttle Date: 1860-1870 Place: Los Angeles CA Description: Carte de visite of a woman with dark hair curled, pulled back, but also with long corkscrew curls hanging down shoulder. Wears dark dress with ruffled bodice, white ruffled collar, patterned shawl over shoulders. Wears earrings, long strand of large dark beads. Inscription on back reads “Lucy Noyes... Brinkerhoff California.”
Man with dark hair dark suit and large mustache Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph	People	A.B. Rugg	1860-1870	Minneapolis MN		Man with dark hair dark suit and large mustache Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5070 Type: Image, Photograph, Photographic Print, Cabinet Photograph Subject: People Creator: A.B. Rugg Date: 1860-1870 Place: Minneapolis MN Description: Carte de visite of a man with dark hair parted on right, swept over (and slightly up) on right side. Has very thick dark mustache. Wears dark suit, dark bow tie, white shirt. Jacket unbuttoned after first button, distinctive horseshoe shaped pin on left lapel.
Child seated in wooden chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype	People	Unknown	1860-1870			Child seated in wooden chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5003 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype Subject: People Creator: Unknown Date: 1860-1870 Description: tintype of child seated in wooden chair. Wears hair parted down center, cut very short. Also wears light colored blouse--could be very long blouse, could be dress. Also wears string of beads around neck. Is looking down and to the right of camera. Top left hand and bottom corners of tintype have been clipped off.
Man seated with arm resting on back of chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype	People	Unknown	1860-1870			Man seated with arm resting on back of chair Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-5002 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype Subject: People Creator: Unknown Date: 1860-1870 Description: tintype of man seated, one arm resting on armrest of chair, the other hand resting on knee. Wears dark suit, white shirt, striped bow tie. Has dark hair, widow’s peak, dark drooping mustache, and slight goatee. Lots of marks on front of tintype.
Paul Bener and Peter Bener Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype	People	Unknwon	1860-1870			Paul Bener and Peter Bener Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4999 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype Subject: People Creator: Unknwon Date: 1860-1870 Description: Tintype of two men in front of studio backdrop of winter scene. They both wear very simple white pullover shirts (don’t seem to be button up) and dark trousers; their suspenders have been pulled down and hang loose. Both have mustaches and dark hair that has been shaved on the sides. They stand apart, but reach out towards one another with their left fists clenched, their left wrists touch. They pull their right hands across their chests, right fists also clenched. Look like mirror images of one another. Inscription on back reads Paul Bener at top, Peter Bener at bottom (name could also be Bever). Left hand corners have been cut. [show more]
Man seated in long duster with man standing hand on seated man's shoulder Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype	People	Unknown	1860-1870			Man seated in long duster with man standing hand on seated man's shoulder Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4997 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype Subject: People Creator: Unknown Date: 1860-1870 Description: tintype of two men, one standing, one sitting next to him. The seated man wears a white shirt, dark trousers, and a long duster coat, as well as a plaid newsboy-style cap. The man standing next to him has his right hand on the shoulder of the other man, and is wearing a white shirt covered by a long duster, also wears a cap in the same newsboy style. Backdrop of flowers, even looks to be grass underfoot.
Unknown Young Man Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype	People		1850-1870			Unknown Young Man Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4913 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype Subject: People Date: 1850-1870 Description: Daguerreotype, taken from the neck up, of an unknown young man wearing a formal dark suit with white shirt and large dark bow tie. Wavy dark hair parted on right and combed over. Lots of spotting on face of daguerreotype.
Unknown Man Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype	People		1850-1870			Unknown Man Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4912 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype Subject: People Date: 1850-1870 Description: Daguerreotype of unknown older man wearing dark suit with vest, white shirt, dark bow tie. Dark hair thinning in front, but worn long over ears.
Unknown Young Man Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype	People		1850-1870			Unknown Young Man Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4911 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype Subject: People Date: 1850-1870 Description: Daguerreotype of unknown young man with bushy dark hair, wearng dark suit with dark jacket, vest with type of paisley print, white shirt, and large dark bow tie.
Unknown Woman Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype	People		1850-1870			Unknown Woman Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4909 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype Subject: People Date: 1850-1870 Description: Daguerreotype of unknown woman wearing dark dress with two buttons on bodice, white collar secured with brooch. Has dark hair parted in middle; wears large bonnet with white ruffles around face, flower trim around chin.
Unknown Woman Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype	People		1850-1870			Unknown Woman Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4910 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Daguerreotype Subject: People Date: 1850-1870 Description: Daguerreotype of unknown woman wearing dark dress with white lace collar, with brooch at collar. Has dark hair parted in middle and combed down, wears white ruffly bonnet to cover hair. Significant deterioration on face of photo; spot obscurring woman’s face.
Woman seated with book Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype	People	unknown	1850-1870			Woman seated with book Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4876 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype Subject: People Creator: unknown Date: 1850-1870 Description: Photo within album: page 34. Portrait of unknown woman sitting next to small table, book open on table. Woman wears dark dress with large sleeves, lots of detailing at collar. White collar covered by large brooch. Hair worn long, curly, fastened with bow on top of head.
Unknown woman wearing dark dress Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype	People		1850-1870			Unknown woman wearing dark dress Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4864 Type: Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype Subject: People Date: 1850-1870 Description: Photo within album: page 46. Portrait of unknown woman wearing dark dress with white buttons up placket, small white lace collar. Hair parted in center, pulled back, some curls loose around face. Cheeks hand tinted pink, also seems to be a tiny fleck of gold leaf affixed to indentation at throat.
Sarah Bunker Autograph Book Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Memorabilia, Album, Autograph Album	People	Sarah Bunker	1874	Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island	No Copyright - United States	Sarah Bunker Autograph Book Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2014.488.2975 Type: Document, Memorabilia, Album, Autograph Album Subject: People Creator: Sarah Bunker Date: 1874 Place: Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island Description: An autograph book owned by Sarah Bunker. This book has autographs and notes from Sarah's friends. Most of the book is signed by people living in places like Bangor, Ellsworth and Bangor. Sixty-two double sided sheets. All pages autographed except two at front of book.
Receipt for Preble's taxes paid in full Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Financial, Receipt	Organizations, Civic People		1873		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Receipt for Preble's taxes paid in full Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2001.111.822 Type: Document, Financial, Receipt Subject: Organizations, Civic People Date: 1873 Description: Receipt: William P. Preble paid in full $31.22 for state, county, town, and highway taxes for 1873; William H. Preble paid $3.76 for same. Dated 5 Jan 1874; signed William P. Bunker, Collector. Transcribed.
Payments made for service to Town of Cranberry Isles Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Other Documents	Organizations, Civic Organizations, School Institution People		1876		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Payments made for service to Town of Cranberry Isles Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2018.416.2776 Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: Organizations, Civic Organizations, School Institution People Date: 1876 Description: Nine documents. Eight Town of Cranberry Isles payment receipts (1876-1877), one 1885 Town of CI Schools ledger page, and one 1887 Town of Tremont receipt. Payments involve individuals including: Hadlock, Gilley, Preble, Stanley, Wayland, Hamor, Fernald, schools. See description of each document.

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