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You searched for: Date: 1840sType: Document
Title Type Subject Creator Date Place Rights
Letter to John Black from William Thompson regarding the petition against the bridge tolls, 1844
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Bridges
  • 1/1/1844
Description:
Letter to John Black from William Thompson regarding the petition against the bridge tolls.
Statement and order of dividends to William Thompson from John Black
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Financial Statement, Bank Statement
  • Other, Bridges
  • 1/20/1845
Description:
Statement and order of dividends to William Thompson from John Black. Copy.
Statement of notification of dividends to William Thompson from John Black, 1844
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Financial Statement, Bank Statement
  • Other, Bridges
  • 1/20/1844
Description:
Statement of notification of dividends to William Thompson from John Black. Copy.
Petition to Mount Desert Bridge Corporation from Simeon Milliken
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Request, Petition
  • Other, Bridges
  • 7/11/1845
Description:
Petition to Mount Desert Bridge Corporation from Simeon Milliken to allow clergy relief from tolls. Note:” Voted una: that it is inexpendient to act upon it”.
Statement and order of dividend to Capt. William Thompson from John Black, 1846
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Financial Statement, Bank Statement
  • Other, Bridges
  • 1/8/1846
Description:
Statement and order of dividend to Capt. William Thompson from John Black.
1847 tax bill with declarations of value of individual property; Town of Eden
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Government, Tax Roll
  • 1847
Description:
Two-sided paper: Side 1 is an inventory and valuation of taxable property (real and personal) of inhabitants of the Town of Eden for estate, county and town taxes dated May 26, 1847. Assessors are listed as Eben L. Higgins, John Salsbury, and ___ Mayo. Mill rate is given. On the reverse side is a chart showing property owners' names and the value of various kinds of property belonging to them. Paper is badly torn. and some words are missing. [show more]
Letter to Grandmother Newman
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • 1848
Letter to Grandmother Newman
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Very light handwriting so difficult to read Dated Ellsworth 9/24/1848. Has accompanying envelope To: Grandmother: Mary Newman, Mt. Desert Maine from Hillie Letter is in regard to Ellie who is sick and laying in bed and may die Would like to have Grandmother Newman come visit.
List of Scholars in Pretty Marsh District
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, List, Membership List
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
  • 1847
List of Scholars in Pretty Marsh District
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Photocopy of list of shollars [sic]...
Indenture of Hariet Smith
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Legal, Indenture
  • Higgins, Benjamin H., Samuel H. Richards and Amos Clements
  • 1846
Indenture of Hariet Smith
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Indenture of Hariet (sic) Smith to Amos Clements of Penobscott (sic) county of Eden. Benjamin Higgins and Samuel H. Richards signed the indenture as overseers of the poor of the Town of Eden.
Notes given as principle
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record
  • Other, Bookkeeping
  • 1848
Notes given as principle
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
List of notes given for principle as exhibited by Richard Higgins March 19th 1848. On the list are Nicholas Thomas, Gideon Mayo, Joseph Hopkins , Eben Young, William Atherton, David Leland, and many other early Eden residents. Some interest payments are shown.
Petition re Thompson Island Bridge Deficiencies
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Request, Petition
  • Other, Thompson Island
  • 1843
Petition re Thompson Island Bridge Deficiencies
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1843 petition of grievances to House of Representatives concerning unattached, short piers, costly tolls, insufficient height and draw of bridge. Relates to original Trenton Bridge.
Petition to Mt. Desert Bridge Corporation
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Request, Petition
  • Other, Bridges
  • Other, Thompson Island
  • 1843
Petition to Mt. Desert Bridge Corporation
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Petition served to proprietors of Mount Desert Bridge, 1843.
Daniel Somes to Timothy Mason Deed
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Deed
  • 06/23/1842
Daniel Somes to Timothy Mason Deed
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
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Instrument of Protest
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Legal, Testimony
  • Other, Ships
  • 1845
Instrument of Protest
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Capt. of Brig "Grand Turk" appeared before at Emulate of US in Gibralter re vessel taking on water,crew pumping; protests losses, damages, expenses due to gale wind, high seas.
Stampless folded letter sent from Eden post office, 1847
Tremont Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine
  • Other, Eden, Hancock County, Maine
  • Other, Post Offices
  • 1847
Description:
Stampless folded letter sent from Eden post office, 1847
Abstract of Title: Smallidge Lot, Seal Harbor
Jesup Memorial Library
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Businesses, Real Estate Business
  • Seal Harbor Realty Company
  • 1845
Description:
Deeds from Winfield S Smallidge to Edsel B Ford. 38 pages
William P. Preble appointed Justice of the Peace
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Certificate
  • People
  • 1842
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
William P. Preble appointed Justice of the Peace
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
William P. Preble apppointed as Justice of the Peace of Hancock County by Governor John Fairfield May 28, 1842.
Payment to Meltiah J. Richardson of $75.00
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • People
  • 1844
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Payment to Meltiah J. Richardson of $75.00
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter, from John S. Emery & Co. Boston, 15 May 1884, to Capt. M.J. Richardson, accompanying a payment of $75
Constitution and Founders of the Cranberry Isles Temperance Society circa 1840
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Government, Government Records
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 1840
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Description:
Booklet, "Constitution and Founders of the Cranberry Isles Temperance Society circa 1840". Note: Macfarlan says the red bordered label is new, in his father's hand. See related item #898.
The American Loyalists
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Chart, Family Tree
  • Events
  • Other
  • People
  • Lorenzo Sabine
  • 1847
The American Loyalists
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Biographical Sketches of Adherents to the British Crown in War of the American Revolution.
Letter to Luther Phillips from Thankful Fairfield and Lydia Gilpatrick
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
  • 1847
Description:
Letter to Luther Phillips of Orland, Maine from his mother (Thankful Fairfield) and sister (Lydia Phillips) shortly after the death of his 2nd son Andrew of yellow fever in March 1847. Given to Library by Connie Seavey.
Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1840
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Government, Government Records
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 1840
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1840
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records from 1840 (part of 2016.334.2100)
Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1841
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Government, Government Records
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 1841
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1841
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records from 1841 (part of 2016.334.2100)
Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1842
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Government, Government Records
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 1842
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1842
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records from 1842 (part of 2016.334.2100)
Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1843
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Government, Government Records
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 1843
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1843
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records from 1843 (part of 2016.334.2100)