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Upper Canada Land Petition filed by Richard Somes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Request, Petition
  • Other, Land grants
  • Somes, Richard
  • 2/2/1816
Upper Canada Land Petition filed by Richard Somes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Transcription supplied by Ontario Public Archives (Reel C2811 "S" Bundle 10) of petition (#175) by Richard Somes for one hundred acres of land in Township of Sophiasburgh in the Province of Upper Canada.
Letter to Sally Barnard (1818)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • John Barnard
  • 1818
Letter to Sally Barnard (1818)
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter from John Barnard to his mother, Sally Barnard on March 24th 1818: " I have sent you a Bottle of Ether. Mr. Spear the gentleman who prepared it says you must wash your head & smell of it. It is pretty powerfull therefore I would advise you to use it moderately at first. Altho he says you cannot use too much of it. This comes by Mr ____. Your Obt Son J Barnard
Deed to land for Pretty Marsh schoolhouse
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
  • Other, Schools
  • 1812
Deed to land for Pretty Marsh schoolhouse
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Deed from Daniel Smith to District Four of lot for schoolhouse, 1812.
The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker Vol I.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Fiction
  • Smollett, Tobias
  • 1813.
The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker Vol I.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Fiction
The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Smollett, Tobias
  • 1813
The Expedition of Humphrey Clinker.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Fiction Marked Daniel Somes
Village Sermons: or Ninety One Plain and Short Discourses on the Principal Doctrines of the Gospel, Vol III
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Religion
  • Burder, Geogre
  • 1818.
Description:
Marked inside front cover: "Reub. Dodge's Book". Found inside book, a page with engraving entitled, "Reading the Bible to the People".
Prayers and Offices of Devotion
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Prayer
  • Other, Religion
  • Jenks, Benjamin
  • 1814.
Prayers and Offices of Devotion
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
"For Families, and for Particular Persons, Upon Most Occasions." Marked inside front cover: "Reub,, Dodge's Book. 1817."
The English Reader:
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, English
  • Murray, Lindley
  • 1815.
The English Reader:
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Spine title: Murray's Reader. Selections of poetry and prose. Inscribed in front: Edward B. Somes, from old Lewis Somes house.
Bayonet
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Armaments, Bayonet
  • 1817
Bayonet
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1817 Springfield issue. Standard militia equipment until 1842. Fitting for end of gun.
Land granted to William Heath by George William Erving for $111.00
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Bill of Sale
  • Other, Deed
  • 1810
Description:
Lengthy account at beginning of document relating 1785 grant to Sir John Bernard by Court of Commonwealth of Massachusetts half of the Island of Mount Desert, and following disposition of land.
Abigail Andrews' 1813 complaint regarding sexual harassment by Elder Samuel Swett
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Legal, Affidavit
  • 1813
Description:
Abigail Andrews' 1813 complaint regarding sexual harassment by Elder Samuel Swett.
Abraham Somes Estate Settlement Expenses
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record
  • Other, Estates
  • Other, Grist Mill
  • Other, Saw mill
  • Other, Taxes
  • 1818
Abraham Somes Estate Settlement Expenses
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Expenses recorded by Abraham Somes Jr for the settlement of the estate of Abraham Somes Attached appears to be an explanation of the property boundaries of the saw mill, full (woolen cloth making) mill, grist mill Abraham Somes died in 1819 States that William Norwood received $1.11 for taxes for 1818
Inventory of Real Estate of Abraham Somes Senior
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, List, Inventory
  • Nature, Animals
  • Other, Estates
  • Other, Land
  • 1819?
Inventory of Real Estate of Abraham Somes Senior
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Small booklet of real estate of Abraham Somes, land, animals owned, content of home such as featherbed, clothing and values Back page adds up estate in two different ways indicates that the estate was valued at $1332.?? in one column and $1330.?? in other column
George A. Bunker application for reinstatement GAR post
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Form, Application, Membership Application
  • 1815
George A. Bunker application for reinstatement GAR post
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Application for reinstatement, James Parker Post, GAR. Occupation: seaman
The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Object, Religious Text, Bible
  • Other, Religion
  • 1815.
The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
"Together with the Apocrypha: Translated out of the original tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised." Somes family bible. Somes family birth, marriage and death records recorded on included pages between the Old and New Testaments. Envelopes containing the following objects stored inside Bible: Undated obituary of Dr. S.B. Brinkerhoff; ribbon with raised stitchery panel - Judith Somes; needlework panel with words "Holy Bible". [show more]