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List of barrels of oil from Schooner S. L. Foster and others
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, List, Inventory
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • 1882
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
List of barrels of oil from Schooner S. L. Foster and others
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
List, handwritten, 18 Nov 1882, "Gauger's Returns" listing barrels of oil from ships, SLF (probably S.L. Foster) and R (probably Rozella), Capt. E. Stanley, S.L. Foster, signed by J.G. McKerson, Gauger
Store Ledger 1838-1845
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • William P. Preble
  • 1839
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Store Ledger 1838-1845
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Ledger, handwritten, inscribed "William P. Preble, Property, Cranberry Isles 1839" inside front cover, records 1838-1845 are mostly running expenses and payments, apparently at a store, for various accounts: Esaias Preble, Horace Duryan, Thomas Bunker, Harriet Rosebrook, John Pung, Michael Green, Winchester Whitney, Abigail Spurling, South (school) District Cranberry Isles, Thomas Manchester, Nathaniel Gott, Edwin Hadlock, Enoch Lurvy (or Lurvey), John Dow, Capt. L.W. Gilley, B. Bunker, Edward Burroughs, Rev. Micah Strickland, Miss Mary Preble, Justis W. Gilley, John Brown, Messrs. Symms Eaton & Co., David Thompson, Haskell Lancaster, Benjamin Moor, Thomas Newman, Josiah Young, Henry Fernald, Town of Cranberry Isles To William Preble, William Pung, expenses of Estate of Benjamin Spurling, Richard Higgins, George N. Spurling, Eunice Keef, Ivory Joy, Esther Eaton, North (school) District, Thomas Marks, Schooner Brainerd (or Brainard), Elisha Young, Bills against the Brigantine Factor for repairs, Michael Bulger, Samuel Farnham, Sans Stanley, Briant Hodgkins, James Mayo, Schooner Harriet, Estate of Robert Spurling, David Winsey, William Richardson, Charles Bunker, Andrew Frisbee, William Rice, Estate of Samuel Spurling, Schooner Eastern Star. Several scraps of note paper with writing and figures also in ledger. [show more]
William P. Preble receipts
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • 1852
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
William P. Preble receipts
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Two receipts: (A) Tremont March 10th, 1852, Received of William P. Preble seventy three dollars 80/100 in full payment for ballance doo me for wooden materials to build new Brig Abigail Maria of, furnished by me the last season as per agreement dated at Tremont December 5th, 1850. Signed by Henry W. [xxxx?]. And (B): William P. Preble's taxes 1878 = $1.10.
Photographs of dory, schooner, and steamer boats
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Photographs of dory, schooner, and steamer boats
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Four photographs of boats (A-D) with unidentified men and boys aboard. (A) unidentified dory. (B) and (D) may be the same vessel, probably one of the mackerel schooners owned by Benjamin Harley Spurling whose wife was Frances Almira Preble (donor Louise Marr's grandparents.) C: The steamer may have been one owned by Hanson B. Joyce of Swan's Island engaged in the mackerel fishery. Joyce owned significant shares in several Cranberry Island vessels, possibly shares in Benjamin Spurling's vessels. (D): information from Ralph Stanley and Bar Harbor Record. [show more]
Early Hadlock papers group 5 of 5
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Early Hadlock papers group 5 of 5
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Collection of documents pertaining to Samuel and George Hadlock, their stores, schooners Hadlock and Minerva, and other topics. In 2018, Rosie Silvers discoverd this collection of early Hadlock papers at Wikhegan Books in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Several generous islanders from Great Cranberry and Little Cranberry (Islesford) purchased this collection which now resides at GCIHS, catalogued as 2018.419.2285 through 2289. All documents except the advertisements and bill heads referred to in 2018.419.2288 have been scanned. (Descriptions for this collection were provided by Joanne Fuerst, Wikhegan Books. GCIHS welcomes your transcriptions or comments on individual documents: info@gcihs.org.) [show more]
Early Hadlock papers group 4 of 5
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Early Hadlock papers group 4 of 5
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Collection of documents pertaining to Samuel and George Hadlock, their stores, schooners Hadlock and Minerva, and other topics. In 2018, Rosie Silvers discoverd this collection of early Hadlock papers at Wikhegan Books in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Several generous islanders from Great Cranberry and Little Cranberry (Islesford) purchased this collection which now resides at GCIHS, catalogued as 2018.419.2285 through 2289. All documents except the advertisements and bill heads referred to in 2018.419.2288 have been scanned. (Descriptions for this collection were provided by Joanne Fuerst, Wikhegan Books. GCIHS welcomes your transcriptions or comments on individual documents: info@gcihs.org.) [show more]
Early Hadlock papers group 3 of 5
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Early Hadlock papers group 3 of 5
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Collection of documents pertaining to Samuel and George Hadlock, their stores, schooners Hadlock and Minerva, and other topics. In 2018, Rosie Silvers discoverd this collection of early Hadlock papers at Wikhegan Books in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Several generous islanders from Great Cranberry and Little Cranberry (Islesford) purchased this collection which now resides at GCIHS, catalogued as 2018.419.2285 through 2289. All documents except the advertisements and bill heads referred to in 2018.419.2288 have been scanned. (Descriptions for this collection were provided by Joanne Fuerst, Wikhegan Books. GCIHS welcomes your transcriptions or comments on individual documents: info@gcihs.org.) [show more]
Early Hadlock papers group 2 of 5
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Early Hadlock papers group 2 of 5
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Collection of documents pertaining to Samuel and George Hadlock, their stores, schooners Hadlock and Minerva, and other topics. In 2018, Rosie Silvers discoverd this collection of early Hadlock papers at Wikhegan Books in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Several generous islanders from Great Cranberry and Little Cranberry (Islesford) purchased this collection which now resides at GCIHS, catalogued as 2018.419.2285 through 2289. All documents except the advertisements and bill heads referred to in 2018.419.2288 have been scanned. (Descriptions for this collection were provided by Joanne Fuerst, Wikhegan Books. GCIHS welcomes your transcriptions or comments on individual documents: info@gcihs.org.) [show more]
Early Hadlock papers group 1 of 5
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Early Hadlock papers group 1 of 5
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Collection of documents pertaining to Samuel and George Hadlock, their stores, schooners Hadlock and Minerva, and other topics. In 2018, Rosie Silvers discoverd this collection of early Hadlock papers at Wikhegan Books in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Several generous islanders from Great Cranberry and Little Cranberry (Islesford) purchased this collection which now resides at GCIHS, catalogued as 2018.419.2285 through 2289. All documents except the advertisements and bill heads referred to in 2018.419.2288 have been scanned. (Descriptions for this collection were provided by Joanne Fuerst, Wikhegan Books. GCIHS welcomes your transcriptions or comments on individual documents: info@gcihs.org.) [show more]
William P. Preble Ledgers (1860-1870s)
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • 1860
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
William P. Preble Ledgers (1860-1870s)
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Eleven ledgers (A-K) with two inserts, 1860-1870s of a collection of 18 small, 19th-century ledgers or account journals belonging to William P. Preble; very difficult to decipher, many entries not in chronological order, often several years of entries not made in sequential order. (Only exterior and one page of each ledger scanned. ) A= Black leather journal with leather clasp. Property of William P. Preble, Cranberry Isles. 1862 Boston entries payments to individuals, mentions Schooner Commerce, etc. Letter tucked into this notebook in the pocket in the rear of the notebook. Bangor Dec. 20, 1860 to Wm. P. Preble Esq. from Abner Knowles about a balance of $40 he owes the Town of Cranberry Isles. B= Black leather journal with leather clasp. Property of William P. Preble, Cranberry Isles. No dates. Payments for work in Boston [undated]. Mentions Schooners Express and Sea Flower. Expenses and provisions, individual accounts. Tucked into the rear pocket of this notebook are two receipts make out to William Preble for $18.00 each for 1862 and 1863 pertaining to his handling of the estate of Sans Stanley. C= 1864-1867-1877 (various years) small ledger begins with Schooner Sea Flower expenses. Schooner Quickstep expenses. Includes payments to sailors/fishermen.1872 Preble as highway Surveyor. 1872 and 1873 School Committee expenses. D= 1865 small ledger Wm. P. Preble begins with Accounts of Sales Daily starting November 1 running for several months….“Amount of sales for the year 1866 $5,542.58, tax collected 798.97” Note: One large loose ledger sheet folded and stored inside this small ledger D with header WP Preble to Clark & Parker November 18th 1879 lists supplies and hardware of various kinds. E= 1867-1871 small ledger begins with “Wrecked Schooner”, then Schooner von Buren & Owners, information pertaining to the Owners of Quickstep (fractions of ownership by each man?), herring for E. B. Stanley and others, fishing tallies, Schooner Sea Queen, 1871 H. Gilley, 1871 and 1873 Town of CI expenses for Preble services, 1873-1874 miscellaneous and expenses Perley and Russell, 1874 Preble’s expenses for Town of CI business, Accounts of sales to various individuals, with various notations on the front and rear flaps of the ledger. F= 1867 long narrow store ledger with list of cash and credit, tallies of purchases by individuals. G= 1869-1872 long narrow store ledger with list of cash and credit for various dates, and purchases by individuals. H= 1867 & 1878 small narrow tan leather journal. 1867 Schooner C.D. Horton, expenses, sailors/fishermen. Schooner Alice P [or T?]. expenses, sailors. Cranberry Isles Wrecking Company meeting notes January and February 1867. Ledgers of accounts for various individuals. Also a couple of notations re: 1878 & 1879 matters, and 1873 on the last page. Inserted in this ledger H is a Lime Rock Insurance Company policy for $3,000 on the schooner Sea Queen for one year from March 1, 1866 at noon. I= 1877 Collector’s Tax List book – William P. Preble, Esq. Treasurer and Collector of Taxes of the Town of Cranberry Isles, County of Hancock aforesaid. Assessors: A. C. Fernald, J. S. Spurling, and N. S. Spurling. With notes after tax lists: June 5th 1879 sold house of Moses D. Haynes to Leonard Holmes at auction for the full xxx of eight dollars at 2 oclock pm [etc] J= Small tan narrow leather journal Date? Undated first half - list of various cargoes, expenses to Belfast, Schooner Alice T [or J?]. Several entries for 1879. 1867 two Schooner Sea Queen entries. Last two pages: List of articles saved from wreck of the Schooner Zulma [no date]. K= Small tan narrow leather journal “W.P. and W. H. Preble book” 1865 lists of expenses. 1874 Entry Boards for meeting house [church] 1249 feet. 1875 list of fish shipped. 1879 entries. 1866 entries cash sent to Portland. Lobsters tallies. 1866 entries for lawyers and Gilley. 1865 entry for Schooner C. Hood[?] [show more]
Early Hadlock Papers Reference
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Reference
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • People
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Early Hadlock Papers Reference
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Collection of documents pertaining to Samuel and George Hadlock, their stores, schooners Hadlock and Minerva, and other topics. In 2018, Rosie Silvers discoverd this collection of early Hadlock papers at Wikhegan Books in Northeast Harbor, Maine. Several generous islanders from Great Cranberry and Little Cranberry (Islesford) purchased this collection which now resides at GCIHS, catalogued as 2018.419.2285 through 2289. All documents except the advertisements and bill heads referred to in 2018.419.2288 have been scanned. (Descriptions for this collection were provided by Joanne Fuerst, Wikhegan Books. GCIHS welcomes your transcriptions or comments on individual documents: info@gcihs.org.) [show more]
Documents pertaining to the Schooner Wild Rose
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • 1890
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Documents pertaining to the Schooner Wild Rose
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Documents. Five small, folded packets of receipts and ledger sheets, each tied with twine. Most pertain to the Schooner Wild Rose provisioning and selling fish in the 1890s at local stores. Initials of Wild Rose fishermen and amounts (or weights) of fish for each fisherman often appear on reverse of these ledger sheets. The Wild Rose was 47.5 ft. built in Boothbay. Owned in 1885 by Willis Bunker. Mentioned in the records of a 1938 hurricane (per gcihs.org/1/photos/ci_notes.html). (See also 2016.332.2095 for Willis Bunker photos; his wife's name was Rosalee.) (A) Packet one: various dates, various years 1893, 1890, 1895 receipts for Wild Rose. Receipts and purchases for provisions of ships from local stores including specific parts of cod fish like 'sounds' i.e., the air bladder of a cod. (B) Packet two: 1895 receipts and purchases. (C) Packet three: 1896 receipts for Wild Rose sales of fish to Southwest Harbor, ME, store. (D) Packet four: 1888 receipts for Wild Rose. (E) Packet five: Receipts for Wild Rose. An 1899 receipt for items purchased at Nettie Spurling Stanley's store on GCI. Her store was attached to the south side of the old Stanley house (a.k.a. 2016 as Rome house). See LB2007.1.100445 Penobscot Marine Museum collection photo, saved at GCIHS in public\2001\Penobscot. [show more]
Receipt for Schooner Lizzie Maud payment
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Businesses, Other Business
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • 1885
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Receipt for Schooner Lizzie Maud payment
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Business receipt. "Portland, Me Feb 10th, 1885. Received of Benj. N. Spurling Two hundred Dollars on acct of payment of Sch[ooner] Lizzie Maud. $200.00." Appears to be signed by J.P. Nordstrom. Handwriten on back in ink: "Receipt on acct vessel. I. and Y. P. Hodgdon Jr"
Vessels Related to Great Cranberry Island by Ralph Stanley
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Businesses, Boatbuilding Business
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • Ralph Stanley
  • 1996
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Vessels Related to Great Cranberry Island by Ralph Stanley
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Ships. Copies of three manuscripts by Ralph W. Stanley. (A & B:) Two xerox copies of "Vessels Related to Great Cranberry Island: Notes Collected by Ralph Stanley Boatbuilder, S.W. Harbor, Me" as handed to Bruce Komusin by Ralph Stanley at GCIHS Annual Meeting, Weds. 28 August 1996. Lists Date; Name of vessel, Master and Owner; Length; and Tonnage for the years 1856-1860. (C) is an alphabetical listing of the same information. (D) "List of Vessels Built on Mount Desert Island, Cranberry Island, Tinker's Island, Thompson's Island and Long Island (Frenchboro), According to Year Built, compiled by Ralph W. Stanley." Sources for (D) are listed on page 40. [show more]
Ledger with records of fishing Schooner Rozella
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • Enoch Stanley
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Ledger with records of fishing Schooner Rozella
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Ledger, Pocket, with records of work, fishing, cleaning fish, fish shares sold from Schooner Rozella, found in Bob LaHotan's barn, and probably kept by Enoch Stanley
Receipt for Schooner Rozella fish
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • 1876
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Receipt for Schooner Rozella fish
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Business receipt, account of mackerel packed for schooner Rozella, 26 Jul 1876, $782.40
Receipt for Schooner Rozella fish
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • 1876
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Receipt for Schooner Rozella fish
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Business receipt, account of mackerel sold, Eli Willard, for schooner Rozella, 26 Jul 1876, $708.22, also on the same sheet, account of mackerel sold Thomas Charles for the schooner Rozella, 26 Jul 1876, $90.26
Receipt for fish caught on Schooner Rozella
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Receipt for fish caught on Schooner Rozella
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Note, Howard Norwood's share of fish caught on board Schooner Rozella is $15.55, signed by E.B.S. (presumably Enoch B. Stanley)