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Swearing in Certificate, Thurston, John, light keeper Tremont Historical Society	Document, Certificate	Other, Bass Harbor Head light Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse	9/9/1858			Swearing in Certificate, Thurston, John, light keeper Tremont Historical Society Identifier: ths-1434 Type: Document, Certificate Subject: Other, Bass Harbor Head light Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse Date: 9/9/1858 Description: Swearing in Certificate for Thursto, John as light keeper at Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse, 09/09/1858; Bass Harbor, Tremont, Hancock, Maine. He was the first lkight keeper after the lighthouse was built.
School Master's Desk Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Object, Furnishings, Desk, Standing Desk	Organizations, School Institution Structures, Institutional, School	1850 c.	Mount Desert, Pretty Marsh	No Known Copyright	School Master's Desk Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-1686 Type: Object, Furnishings, Desk, Standing Desk Subject: Organizations, School Institution Structures, Institutional, School Date: 1850 c. Place: Mount Desert, Pretty Marsh Description: School master's desk. Top lifts to reveal space for books and pencils. One drawer at top with white knob. Two doors with shelves behind. One drawer at bottom missing pull. Decorative cut base. Lender info - used by Lynam Smith during the 1850s when he was the teacher in the first school in Pretty Marsh, called "The Little Red Schoolhouse." Lyman Smith also taught in other area schools. Donor is a descendant of Smith.
Insurance policies for schooners and home Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Certificate	People Structures, Dwellings, House Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner	1850		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Insurance policies for schooners and home Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2018.416.2779 Type: Document, Certificate Subject: People Structures, Dwellings, House Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1850 Description: Four insurance policies 1850-1860s.[See web link below for info on Schooners mentioned in policies.] Policy 1 = 1850 Lexington Fire, Life and Marine Insurance for William P. Preble $1500 on Schooner Zulma for six months from October 26, 1850 at noon, vessel valued at $3,000. [Zulma was the name of one of Preble's adopted daughters.] Policy 2 = 1854 Hancock Mutual Insurance Company William P. Preble $400 on Schooner Sea Flower and $700 on outfits for a fishing voyage from Tremont to the Magdalen Islands [Quebec] and back to port of discharge commencing the week May 2, 1854. Policy 3 = 1864 Penobscot Mutual Fire Insurance Company Joseph Bunker dwelling house for $250. Policy 4 = 1867 Ocean Insurance Company Perley S. Russell $1200 on charter of Schooner Transfer at and from Boston to one or more ports in the Bahama Isles and from thence to Port of discharge in the United States. [show more]
Bill of sale Joseph S. Spurling to Asa Stanley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Government, Government Records	Structures, Dwellings, House	1859		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Bill of sale Joseph S. Spurling to Asa Stanley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.7.136 Type: Document, Government, Government Records Subject: Structures, Dwellings, House Date: 1859 Description: Bill of sale, handwritten, for land, from Joseph S. Spurling to Asa Stanley, 11 Jan 1859

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