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Title Type Subject Creator Date Place Rights
Bill or Receipt
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • 1854
Bill or Receipt
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Letterhead indicates this is a bill or receipt from Blanchard, Blanchard and Gilmore, Dealers in W.I. Goods, Ship Stores & Chandlery for clasps, locks, rings, and other things, sent by the Schr (Schooner) Olive Branch.
Receipt for goods bought from Phineas E. Gay & Co.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • 1854
Receipt for goods bought from Phineas E. Gay & Co.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Casks and spikes purchased by Mr. B. Higgins from Phineas E. Gay, Iron Dealers.
Letter from ESJ Nealle (?) to AJ Heath
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • 1851
Letter from ESJ Nealle (?) to AJ Heath
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter written from the Custom House in Bath [Maine]; writer's name hard to read. Letter dated Nov. 6, 1851 responds to letter from Mr. Heath; indicates that a Capt. McMullin cleared [customs] the previous day and had asked the writer to give him the name of a person to whom he should send money. Writer apparently gave the wrong name (A.J. Clark of Southwest Harbor);it should have been Mr. Heath.
Warrantee Deed, William T. Mason to William P. Smith
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • 1856
Warrantee Deed, William T. Mason to William P. Smith
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
William T. Mason of Mt. Desert, ship carpenter, sells to William P. Smith, land described in deed.
Cloth Book for October 1th 1850.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book
  • Other, Bookkeeping
  • Other, Somes Woolen Mill
  • 1850
Cloth Book for October 1th 1850.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Cloth Book for October 1th 1850. Appears to be from Somes woolen mill. Payments
Somes Woolen Mill Records
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Other, Bookkeeping
  • Other, Somes Woolen Mill
  • 1859
Somes Woolen Mill Records
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1859 Record of Measurement and Cost of Cloth. Accounts receivable
Trunk, leather and animal fur, Emily Manchester
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Trunk
  • unknown, unless made by John Manchester
  • 1850
Trunk, leather and animal fur, Emily Manchester
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Small (doll's sized) trunk adorned with animal fur and leather on the outside, lined with printed paper on the inside. A slip of paper on the inside reads: "This trunk was given to Emily Manchester by her father Major John Manchester, in 1850, (Now in the Gilley family)" Emily was born in 1834 and would have been 16 when she got the trunk. She was one of 10 children (from 2 wives). Fur on trunk needs to be identified: could be beaver, deer?? [show more]
Sale of land from Atherton to Sawyer.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Tremont
  • 1859
Sale of land from Atherton to Sawyer.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Sale by B. Atherton of land in Tremont to Benjamin Sawyer.
Sale of land in Trenton by William Thompson to Benjamin Sawyer
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • 1851
Description:
Date may be 1852. Sale of land in Trenton by William Thompson to Benjamin Sawyer
Map of the United States, 1855
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Map
  • 1855
Map of the United States, 1855
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Map of the United States, 1855. This map is used for classes in Sound School. *
Railroad and Township Map of Maine, 1855
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Map
  • 1855
Railroad and Township Map of Maine, 1855
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
1855 map by J.H. Colton of Railroad and Townships of Maine. Top of frame has separated from the map.
China Doll, c.1850s
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Doll
  • 1850c.
China Doll, c.1850s
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Blond short wavy hair painted on. China head, hands and legs. Blue eyes, rosy cheeks and small pursed lips. Legs white with painted black shoe. One leg replaced with leather boot. Pink ribbon painted around china leg. Dressed in mid-calf length dress of brown with white sprigs of flowers and triangles. Orange ribbon tied at waist. Pink ribbon at neck Wide lace collar. Dress sewn in place. Also wearing cotton petticoat with lace at bottom and middle. Wearing knee length underpants. [show more]
Maria Merritt Beckwith, Age 6
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • Other, Portrait
  • c 1850
Maria Merritt Beckwith, Age 6
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Maria Merritt Beckwith Age 6 in 1850. Seated in Rocking Chair. Grandmother of donor, Robert Harris of Oak Hill Road, Mt. Desert. Hair parted in middle, pulled back behind ears. Wearing necklaces and possibly pocket watch around neck. Plaid dress with flounces in skirt. Narrow white lace collar.
Arithmetic on the Productive System
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Roswell C. Smith
  • 1854
Arithmetic on the Productive System
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
"Mrs. Annetta Elliot, Washington D.C. No. 919 K St." written on inside of front cover.
Record of Triangulation Station in Mount Desert,1856
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Pamphlet
  • Other, Writers
  • 1856
Record of Triangulation Station in Mount Desert,1856
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Card detailing geographic position of a triangulation station in Mount Desert, 1856. Research for an article by LaRue Spiker. Previously accessioned as **2004, object Id 2001.2004
Ice Tongs
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Serving Tongs, Ice Tongs
  • 1850 c.
Ice Tongs
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Iron ice tongs originally from Edna Hysom "T" relates to a map that was created by Alice Smith 002.47
Letter to Mary Newman, 1858 from Gouldsboro from daughter Nell?
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • 1858
Description:
Letter o Mary Newman, 1858 from Gouldsboro from daughter Nell?
To Mary Newman from Aramenta March, Oct 1859
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • 1859
To Mary Newman from Aramenta March, Oct 1859
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
To Mary Newman from Aramenta March, Oct 1859 Discusses m? is not well. Charlotte is unkind for not seeing her.Also wants Mary to come visit
Letter to President Franklin Pierce
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Government - Municipal
  • Other, History - Ellsworth
  • People
  • 1853
Letter to President Franklin Pierce
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Duplicate record of 011.FIC. 29.76 Hand-written letter to President Franklin Pierce from Daniel Somes Jr. (1803-1883) submitting Thomas Jones's name to be considered for office of Collector of the Customs for the District of Frenchmen’s Bay from Mount Desert, March 1853.
License, Coasting Trade, One Year
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Permission, License, Occupational License
  • Other, Schooners
  • 1859
License, Coasting Trade, One Year
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
License issued to Amos (?) Cooper and George B. Somes of Mt. Desert to operate Schooner Richmond.
Deed to land from Freeman to Dodge
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
  • 08/28/1850
Deed to land from Freeman to Dodge
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Typewritten copy of 1850 Deed.
Insurance certificate
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Insurance Record, Insurance Policy
  • Other, Indian Point School
  • Other, Insurance
  • Higgins, Benjamin H.
  • 1854
Insurance certificate
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Insurance certificate - Indian Point School district, Eden, Bar Harbor, Benjamin H. Higgins (insurance agent)
Names of Scholars, Somesville, 1857
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, List
  • Other, Schools
  • Other, Somesville
  • 1857
Names of Scholars, Somesville, 1857
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Original and copy; gives names, ages, and dates of birth
Deed to Jacob Somes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Deed
  • Oct 24, 1854
Deed to Jacob Somes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Deed John Somes to Jacob Somes for land in Mt Desert Abraham Somes lot
Ledger
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • 1854
Ledger
Mount Desert Island Historical Society