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Mt. Desert Bridge Co.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Bridge construction
  • Other, Mount Desert
  • 1836
Mt. Desert Bridge Co.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Handwritten documents: 1. Contract to build bridge across Mt. Desert Narrows, 1836 2. Survey of Mt. Desert Narrows, 1836 3. Letter complaining about bridge corporation 4. Proposal to build toll house. 5. Bond--contractor to build bridge 6. Other letters related to declaring dividend, concern about tolls by mail carriers, ministers 7. 1850 bill for repair. 8. Dividend Payment for John Somes
Bill-Of-Sale
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Bill of Sale
  • 1831
Bill-Of-Sale
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Bill from Military Store in Boston in wooden frame with dark finish. Bill attached to matte. Reads, “Military Store Boston Aug 22, 1831, J. Somes - Bought of John J. Low and Co. at their military rooms, no 19 Washington St. 1 sword [$6] 1 belt 1.02, 1 epaulet $3, sash $7. 1 cockade and eagle 2/3 - totaled 17.99. Rec Payment J.L. and Co. 1 1/4 yd Blue Broad Cloth @ 3.88 - 4.85, 1 fur hat @ 3.50 1 gal gin 1.56 totaled 27.90.
Seal Cove--Schools
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Schools
  • Other, Seal Cove
  • 1832
Seal Cove--Schools
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Request for road through Pretty Marsh
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Cemeteries
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
  • Other, Roads
  • Other, Schools
  • 1839
Request for road through Pretty Marsh
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1. 1839 petition, commission survey related to request for road from Seal Cove through Pretty Marsh to Narrows; second request of 1843. 2. Personal letter from "Betty" about arriving in Pretty Marsh, fishing; reference to Mrs. Rumill's home and Edna (no date). 3. Compositions by Linnie (?) Smith: "Work", "House Cleaning", "The object of attending school", "Ice". Also "Verses for Otto". 4. Pencilled notes by Linda Florence (Smith) Foote on brown paper about store, post office on Pretty Marsh; Bar, Tinker, Hardwood, Bartletts Islands. 4. Note about Israel Atherton and family. 5. Letter from Elizabeth C. Wescott of Blue Hill to Mrs. Hysom, 1980, concerning area families' histories. 6. Photo. of stone from Pretty Marsh cemetery inscribed "Hear [sic] lies the body of James Pray was drowned 1784 (?) 7. 1968 newspaper ad. for bids to "purchase and remove woodshed at Pretty Marsh schoolhouse." 8. Newspaper clippings about charges against Judge Darius L. V. Moffett (no date). 9. Copies of photographs of Mary Anna Smith, Capt. Sewell Smith, Reuben Smith, Lois Bartlett Smith. [show more]
Freeman Warrantee Deed
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Deed
  • 4/11/1839
Freeman Warrantee Deed
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Property deed -lands being transferred for the quantity of 2 thousand dollars from Lewis and Sophronia Freeman to George Freeman Judge - Benjamin Atherton
Request & receipt for payment to Ebenezer Shipey (?) for teaching and repairing chimney
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Manuscript
  • 1838
Confession of Faith and Covenant adopted by the 1st Congregational Church, Mount Desert, Maine
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Pamphlet
  • 1834
Description:
Small pamphlet with Confession of Faith: Christ is God, The Holy Spirit is God, Sacred Trinity, and other Articles including Baptism and the Lord's Supper.
Notice soliciting for building of Toll House with specifications
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Announcement
  • Other, Bridges
  • Other, Buildings
  • 8/14/1837
Description:
Notice soliciting for building of Toll House with specifications. Signed by John Black.
Letter to Capt. W. Thompson from John Black regarding exemption of tolls on sabbath
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Bridges
  • 10/3/1837
Description:
Letter to Capt. W. Thompson from John Black regarding exemption of tolls on sabbath. Copy.
Letter to William Thompson of Mount Desert Bridge Corporation from John Black
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Bridges
  • 1/5/1839
Description:
Letter to William Thompson of Mount Desert Bridge Corporation from John Black, President of the Corporation regarding dividends and notice of such to be posted in Post Office.
Letter to John Black from Joel Emery and John Somes, Jr. of Mount Desert
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Bridges
  • 1/8/1839
Description:
Letter to John Black from Joel Emery and John Somes, Jr. of Mount Desert requesting declaration of dividends.
Letter from Josiah Phillips to Luther A. Phillips
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Josiah Phillips
  • 1830
Letter from Josiah Phillips to Luther A. Phillips
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photocopy of an 1830 handwritten letter from Josiah Phillips to Luther A. Phillips of Orland, Maine. The letter tells of the death of Josiah's father and Luther's father. The letter fills one-page; a photocopy of the page showing the address has also been copied. The orginal sheet of paper was approx. 15 inches wide and 12' high. It had been folded in half and the address written on the outside. The letter itself was about 7.5" in width and 12" high. [show more]
Sale of land by Salem Towne to Jacob Somes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Bill of Sale
  • Other, Land transfer
  • 1835
Sale of land by Salem Towne to Jacob Somes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Sale of several hundred acres in three separate parcels; however, Salem Towne reserved one half of all rock and minerals or mines on two of the lots.
Sale of Sheep island to John Soames [sic]
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Bill of Sale
  • Other, Deed
  • Other, Sheep Island
  • 1835
Sale of Sheep island to John Soames [sic]
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Deed for sale of Sheep Island to John Soames [sic] by Alexander Baring, Henry Baring (of London), John Richards of Boston, Joseph Ingersoll and William Miller of Philadelphia, "devisees" in trust for Estate of William Bingham of Philadelphia.
Deed to pew in early Pretty Marsh church
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Churches
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
  • 1835
Deed to pew in early Pretty Marsh church
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Pew for John Smith
Sale of Thompson Island
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Bill of Sale
  • Other, Bridges
  • Other, Thompson Island
  • 1835
Sale of Thompson Island
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Document showing sale of Thompson Island, 1835, to William Thompson for $100.00 by Isaac and Emma (9?) Mayo.
Deed, C. Thompson to W. Thompson, of 100-acre farm
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Farms
  • 1833
Deed, C. Thompson to W. Thompson, of 100-acre farm
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Deed for sale from Cornelius Thompson to William Thompson, 1833, of 100-acre farm;
Deed to John Jacob and Abraham Somes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Deed
  • Apr 23, 1831
Deed to John Jacob and Abraham Somes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Ephraim Higgins conveyance to John Jacob and Abraham Somes
Deed to Jeremiah Moore
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Deed
  • Sep 9, 1830
Deed to Jeremiah Moore
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Deed conveyed from John Quincy Adama, Nathaniel Curtis, Alicia Boylston (signed by their lawyer) to Jeremiah Moore of land in Mt. Desert
Ledger
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • 1833
Ledger
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Tax Records
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record
  • Other, Taxes
  • 1830
Tax Records
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Tax Records 1830 Mount Desert Listed as North Parrish by poll tax, estate tax and total
The Mount Desert Bridge Corporation
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Bylaws
  • Organizations
  • Other, Bridges
  • Other, Clubs
  • January 1836
The Mount Desert Bridge Corporation
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
The Mount Desert Bridge Corporation. Chartered in January, 1836. Booklet with the bylaws adopted July 13, 1836. Printed by W.H. Sherman, Printer, Bar Harbor, ME. 1900. Previously archived as 016.FIC.00.23