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| Mt. Desert Bridge Correspondence Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Mt. Desert Bridge Correspondence Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Proxies for 1900 annual meeting: appointment of K.K. Thompson by A.P. Niswell; Henrietta T. Nickles; J.E. Thompson; Edward Lurvey; D.S. Foster; A.S. Scott; Sarah F. Thompson; Virginia C. Thompson. Letter to Mr. Somes, President of Board of Directors of the Mount Desert Bridge Corp. from E.M. Hamor re record-keeping. Telegram to Mr. John W. Somes from Benjamin Plummer of Main Belting Co. of Philadelphia re sending check. Letter from Whitcomb, Hayes and Co. of Ellsworth accompanying check for damages to bridge by Tug "Little Round Top" Letter from Whitcomb, Hayes and Co. of Ellsworth to John W. Somes regarding descrepancy in amount of check for bridge damage. Letter from Reuben of Trenton to Mr. Somes re shingles and [bord] purchased. Financial statement for Mount Desert Bridge Co. On reverse a list of Board Members: John W. Somes, President; E. M. Hamor, Treasurer; Mrs. A.C. Thompson, Treasurer; C.A. Thompson, agent; T.S. Somes, Mount Desert; John J. Somes, Mt. Desert; E.M. Hamor, West Eden; John L. Thompson, Providence, R.I., Mrs. A.C. Thompson, Trenton. Letter from John A. Peters, lawyer of Ellsworth, to John W. Somes regarding a claim by H.L. Baker of Boston for injury to a yacht on July 19, 1909 having been informed by Mr. Deasy of possible suit. Letter from H.L. Baker to Deasy and Lynam of Bar Harbor re circumstances leading to claim for damages to his boat. Letter from Deasy and Lynam of Bar Harbor to John A. Peters re claim of damage to boat of H.L. Baker. Includes note to Deasy and Lynam from H.L. Baker asking for settlement; notes that case was thrown out of court. Letter from John A. Peters to John W. Somes re H.L. Baker's claim of damage to his boat. Envelope addressed to John W. Somes from C.A. Thompson which contans bill for lumber. Notice to the proprietors of the Mount Desert Bridge Corp. of the annual meeting on second Mon. of July by John J. Somes. Letter from F.S. Thompson, President and Manager of Beaver Belting Co. of Chicago to John W. Somes requesting transfer of stock to D. Shephard Thompson in accordance of the will of Josephine Thompson. Balance of letter is friendly remembrance of friends and Mt. Desert childhood. Appointment of J.A. Somes as proxy by Blanche Somes Colwell, and by J.S. Heath. Notice of 1914 annual meeting by Abraham J. Somes, clerk of Boston. Letter to Paul D. Sargeant, Chief Engineer, State Highway Commission, Augusta, Maine, from Chas. L. Shand of Bar Harbor expressing concern about poor condition of bridge at Mt. Desert Narrows and urging actions to replace. Letter to C.H. Gilman from Mt. Desert Bridge Engineer regarding enclosed sketch of lighting for drawbridge. Copy. Letter to L.B. Googins from Mt. Desert Bridge Engineer regarding materials for bridge and using stone from old bridge. Copy. Letter to Attorney Carl H. Gilman from R.D. Ewell of Marine Manufacturing and Supply Co., New Brunswick, NJ, re prices on lamps for steel swing drawbridge. Letter to Carl H. Gilman from Winthrop Slade, general superintendent of the Boston Bridge Works, re installation of Mt. Desert Narrows Bridge. Letter to State Hwy. Commission from Melville Allen, chairman, office of County Commissioners, Hancock Co., requesting information regarding progress on the Mt. Desert Narrows Bridge. Letter to Chas. L. Shand, Chariman, Trustees Mount Desert Districk from Chief Engineer re matters of the bridge which are in hands of attorney general. Letter to/from A.C.T. to Mr. Somes re amount and option to Mr. D.S. Foster. Letter to L.B. Jones, bridge engineer, from Carl H. Gilman, inspector of State Highway Commission re wires crossing bridge. Letter to L.B. Jones, bridge engineer, from Carl H. Gilman, inspector of State highway commission staging progress on material for earth core approaches. Mrs. Annie E. Thompson, owner of the property north of the bridge, agreed to sell fill material. Letter to C.N. Thompson of Cyr Brothers Co. from the bridge inspector re rental property of Annie E. Thompson to the north of the Mt. Desert Bridge. Also discusses hay harvesting rights. [show more] | ||||
| Mt. Desert Bridge Co. Bills & Tolls Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Mt. Desert Bridge Co. Bills & Tolls Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Stock certificates, bills, toll receipts Hand-written notes on history of bridge | ||||
| Mt. Desert Bridge Co. Accounts Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Mt. Desert Bridge Co. Accounts Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Accounts, loans, dividends of Mt. Desert Bridge Company | ||||
| Mt. Desert Bridge, 1900- Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Mt. Desert Bridge, 1900- Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Accounts, stockholders Creation of "Proprietors of Mount Desert Bridge" by Maine Legislature (1836) 1917 proxies | ||||
| Mt. Desert Bridge Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Mt. Desert Bridge Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Contracts, indentures Small booklet, "The Mount Desert Bridge Corporation"--2 copies--By-laws, Officers Advertisement for "Greatest Event in Hancock County Since the Civil War"--Dedication of the new Mt. Desert Bridge, May 31, 1920; includes "Monster Clam Bake." | ||||
| Mt. Desert Narrows-Bridge Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Mt. Desert Narrows-Bridge Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: May 1956 plan for reconstructing bridge. 1837 contract and plan of tollhouse. Pencil drawing of bridge and intro. (but not body) of apparent petition by cetisans [sic] and patrons of the post office at West Trenton. 1917 blueprint for bridge, Maine Highway Commission. 1918 plan showing New England T&T Co., Pole and submarine line along south approach to Mt. Desert Bridge-Trenton 1918 plan showing new line of right of way at south end of bridge. 1918 plan showing change in alignment and land taken for new right of way at approach to Mt. Desert Narrows. [show more] | ||||
| Cattle and sheep marks-original Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Cattle and sheep marks-original Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Hand-written records, by names, of cattle and sheep, 1828. | ||||
| Brookside Cemetery Association Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Brookside Cemetery Association Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Records of plots, payments, etc. for the cemetery. | ||||
| Revolutionary and Civil Wars--MDI Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Revolutionary and Civil Wars--MDI Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Revolutionary War and Civil War rosters, dates of service of settlers on Mt. Desert Island. Origiaonal document and hand written notes | ||||
| Personal correspondence of Somesville residents Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
| Personal correspondence of Somesville residents Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: -Letters re death of John Higgins, son of Elliot Higgins, killed in NYC by runaway horses (1844); -"old-timers" in Somesville (1940); -from Daniel Somes to unknown woman, perhaps his later wife (1827); -Wm. Hamor to Mr. Somes re disapproval of dancing school (184?) & another re deaths of Lot and Paul Somes from scarlet fever (1853?); -from Susan Trask to "child" re death of "litell Harry [?], 1842; -from Andrew J. Frisbee, adopted son of Abraham Somes, re death of first wife(1851?), and to Mr. Somes re death of Billy (1852); -from Hattie Somes to Grandpa (1877); -from Mr. Heath to Rev. George E. Street (1903); -from Harriet Somes to Aunt Mary re baby sister Blanche (18?9); -from Dell to Hattie (1921) and to Harriet (1928); -to Harriet from Harry S. re selling privilege on land (1944); about Ed, brought home from Boston, by Florence Gray (1959); -from Jacob Somes to brother re legislative session concering railroad (1842). [show more] | |||||
| Deeds of Sale for Land on Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Deeds of Sale for Land on Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 1. Sale of five lots (three west of the Great Pond; one known as Southern Neck, one bounded by New Mill Pond, Ripples Brook, Ripples Rd., Pretty Marsh Rd.) by John Somes and Thadeus S. Somes to John J. Somes. 2. Typewritten portion of record concerning the DeGregoire's portion of Mount Desert Island, ascertained by survey, and the portion for John Bernard (1794). 3. Copy of 1792 document converying land from deGregoires to James Richardson. 4. Sale of pew in New Meeting House in Pretty Marsh to Abraham Somes by Benjamin Atherton, Charles Branscom, Reuben Freeman, David Hooper, for $37.93 (1835). 5. 1839 deed of sale of tract of land and buildings from Abraham Somes to George B. Somes. 6.1854 Jacob Somes, administrator of estate of John Somes, re public sale of described real estate, and his purchase of same for $1107,66. 7. 1854 sale to Amos Hooper by Benjamin Beard et al of land in Pretty Marsh, Mill Pond area (described). 8.1860 deed of sale of land (described) in Tremont by Margaret Moore to Joshus S. Moore. 9.1865 sale by Cornelius Wasgatt, of Swan's Island, to George B. Somes of land on Mount Desert Island. 10. 1867 sale by Mary C. Richardson to Daniel E. Pray of 45 acres "more or less." 11. 1877 sale by Rebecca Somes, Adelma Joy, Ann Fennelly, and Catherine Stevens of share of Mt. Desert Bridge, Yellow Store, horse, & other animals, two carts, one wagon, household furniture, notes or mortgages and all other personal estate owned by Jacob Somes, to John J. Somes. 12. 1878 by John & T.S. Somes to J.J. Somes, strip of land on west side of Ripples Brook. 13. 1882 sale by Rebecca T. Somes to John J. Somes of land in Somesville, as described. 14. List of lots on Mt. Desert Island, Trenton area, Union River, Cranberry Islands, Sullivan, Great Duck, Bartletts Island, granted by the DeGregoires, along with the dates granted and the grantees' names. 15. 1822 notice of public sale of real estate belonging to Abraham Somes to satisfy debts. 16. 1822 certificate attesting that Abraham Somes will use his "best skill and judgment" and exert his "utmost endeavors" concerning the disposal of the estate of Abraham Somes. 17. 1826 sale by John Somes to Abraham Somes of Lot 59 of Salem Town 1808 plan [show more] | ||||
| Deeds of Sale for land sold on Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Deeds of Sale for land sold on Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 1.1964 deed of sale by Virginia Somes Sanderson to Rose L. Dresser and Louisa Dresser of Sheep Island in Somesville Harbor. 2. 1909 indenture by John J. Somes and Thaddeus S. Somes to John A. Somes one third of the mill building and mill privelege [sic] for ten years. 3. 1913 transfer of mortgage of John W. Somes to John J. Somes. 4. 1917 deed of homestead lot of Harry G. Somes in Somesville to John J. Somes. 5. Handwritten draft of release for Roscoe H. Hysom right to pass over and lay pipe in easterly line of Hysom lot in Somesville to mill stream, to take water from the mill privilege, and to pass over land lying between northly side of the cemetery road and the southerly side line of Hysom land (n.d.). 6. 1959 deed from Adelaide C. Holland and Marian C. Cobb to Virginia Somes Sanderson the "Mullen Hill Lot." 7. Robert G. Fernald sale of real estate of Florence E. Reade to Virginia Somes Sanderson, 1968. 8. 1976 deed of Somes Sound property from Andrew Somes, Jr. and Florence B. Ells to Virginia Somes Sanderson 9.1986 deed from Virginia Somes Sanderson of Mullen Hill Lot to Somes-Meynell Wildlife Sanctuary. 10. 1926 typewritten copy of record giving/selling to Brookside Cemetery a lot by Harry G. Somes and John J. Somes. 11. Samuel Watson Smith to Virginia Somes Sanderson a lot of Somesville (described). [show more] | ||||
| House Parties on Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| House Parties on Mount Desert Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 1. Handwritten note about a 1855 (?) party (dinner, dancing) at the old Mt. Desert House given by Churches, Tracys. Describes dress, music; also refers to picnic at Schooner Head where Mr. Church "did some sketching." Copy of invitation from "the boarders at Mr. Daniel Somes" to "Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Somes and family." 2. Typewritten notes about Central House Party, 1884; include notes on menu, music, outings to Eagle Lake, Jordan Pond, Beech Cliff, games. 3. Handwritten excerpts from 1906 diary of Harriet Somes Sanderson. 4. Notes about Stone Party. 5. Pencilled reflections on doing good, resolutions, no date or author. [show more] | ||||
| Dramatic Club, Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Dramatic Club, Somesville Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 1. 1890 pencilled record re forming dramatic club; list of officers and their responsibilities; list of members: Atherton, Branscom, Richardson, Savagey, Hadley, Somes, Harrison, Ray, Hall, Hamilton, Reid, Parker. 2. 1918 (?) playbill for "The Varsity Coach," a 4-act play given in and by the village of Somesville. Cast: Richard Allen, Gerome Green, Roscoe Hysom, Harry Gray, Edwin Cameron, Dorothy Pray, Buelah Atherton, Virginia Sanderson, Henrietta Fernald, Dorothy Lethiecq, Eleanor Fernald. [show more] | ||||
| Women's Clubs Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Women's Clubs Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: History of Mt. Desert Chapter of Order of Eastern Star (1894-1920); Women's Literary Club Handwritten History 2 pages scanned Literary Club (1916-1956) History Typewritten p1-2 scanned; change of type for 158-1966 signed Willette Mitchell, historian The Women's Literary Club of Mt Desert Island Maine 1916-1953, Handwritten Handwritten notes from Aunt Ad about the Eastern Star Sewing Circle; Women's Club. Miscellaneous Items handwritten and from newspaper [show more] | ||||
| History of the Town of Gloucester . . . Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| History of the Town of Gloucester . . . Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Photocopied pages from book, History of the Town of Gloucester . . . containing genealogy of Babsons. | |||
| Gilley Genealogy Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Gilley Genealogy Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Typewritten genealogy of William Gilley and children. | ||||
| Map showing Northants, Northamptonshire, England Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Map showing Northants, Northamptonshire, England Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Photocopy of map showing Northants, Northamptonshire, England [associated with John Mayo] | ||||
| Guide to and history of St. John the Baptist Parish Church, Thorpe Mandeville, England Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Guide to and history of St. John the Baptist Parish Church, Thorpe Mandeville, England Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Photocopy of history and description of St John the Baptist Parish Church, Thorpe Mandeville, England | ||
| One Mote Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| One Mote Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Booklet photocopy with historical and biographical information on Middleton-Cheney, Northamptonshire, England, origin of ancestors of the Mayo Family. | |||
| Photocopied photographs related to Mayo family Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Photocopied photographs related to Mayo family Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Photocopied photographs of sites in Middleton-Cheney, England; Cold Harbor, VA; and various Mayo family members. | ||||
| Genealogy of the Mayo Family, desendants of Rev. John Mayo of Barnstable, MA Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Genealogy of the Mayo Family, desendants of Rev. John Mayo of Barnstable, MA Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Photocopy of Mayo family genealogy, from English origins to Mount Desert Island | |||
| Mayo family photos and remembrance of life of John and Alice Mayo Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Mayo family photos and remembrance of life of John and Alice Mayo Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Photocopy of John Harold Mayo, Ruth Mayo, Ed Mayo, John Hubbard Mayo, Anna Mayo, Cora Mayo. Sarah Dolliver Mayo and Old Mayo home in Southwest Harbor. Family story of John and Alice Mayo. | ||||
| Letters to Jean Mayo-Lakatos Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Letters to Jean Mayo-Lakatos Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Letter from Leiden, Holland, archives regarding genealogy of Rev. John Mayo | |||
| Photocopy of description of Magdalen Hall, Oxford Univ. Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Photocopy of description of Magdalen Hall, Oxford Univ. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Photocopy from Oxford Univ. calendar describing Magdalen Hall (Magdalen College), Oxford Univ., attended by John Mayo |