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You searched for: Year start: 1900Date: 1870sType: Document
Title Type Subject Creator Date Place Rights
Wedding announcement card:“Mr & Mrs. Henry Whiting, of Ellsworth, ME
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Announcement, Wedding Announcement
  • Other, Celebrations
  • 8/1/1870
Description:
Wedding announcement card:“Mr & Mrs. Henry Whiting, of Ellsworth, ME. Request the pleasure of your company at the Marriage Ceremony of their daughter”. August 1, 1870. Previously archived as 016.FIC.001.37.k
Ledger for a general store
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  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • 1870
Ledger for a general store
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Description:
unidentified ledger for a general store Some enteries: E.R. Dodge,Watson Walls, Joseph Sawyer
Letter to Mrs Mary Newman from Charlotte Newman, daughter
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  • Document, Correspondence
  • 1872
Letter to Mrs Mary Newman from Charlotte Newman, daughter
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Description:
Letter to Mrs Mary Newman from Charlotte Newman, daughterr to Mary Newman's daughter. Lots of spelling errors. mother is spelled mothar Charlotte states that she heard that mothar (Mary) wanted her to come home, but she doesn't want to because "you noi (sic) as Well as I do how father treated me." He would not speak to her She is writing from South West Harbor to East Eden.
Letter to George W. Newman from his sister Nell
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  • Document, Correspondence
  • 1872
Letter to George W. Newman from his sister Nell
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Letter to George W. Newman of Mt Desert, from his sister Nell in East Lamoine "Henry (is this Nell's husband or father) is getting disconted and wants to get home. George will carry him over to the Sandpoint next Sunday and you will have to come anGd get him. he would carry him before that time but he can't leave his work to go as he is on wages. George expects to be going away "a coasting". Since he is going to be gone she is going to have to go see "George's father to get his dets? ... [show more]
Letter to Mary Newman, 1877 from Nellie
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  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, whooping cough
  • 11/12/1877
Letter to Mary Newman, 1877 from Nellie
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Description:
Letter to Mary Newman, 1877 from Nellie, East Lamoine Her husband George is now gone until January. Children have hooping cough "in the place" and she wonders when her children will get it. She had to work "dreadful hard this summer" Had work done on the house? " I have just moved out into my cookroome." She asks her mother for roles
To Mary Newman, Apr 13, 1879
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  • Document, Correspondence
  • 1879
To Mary Newman, Apr 13, 1879
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To Mary Newman, Apr 13, 1879. Dear Mother from Nellie M. Pierce. George is gone to Boston and she is all alone with the childern..He is sailing. He lost his jib during a gail but was able to get into Portland. He's been to Rockport on one trip but "the ice took his vesil(sic) ashore." She is lame
To Mary Newman regarding life in Sullivan
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  • Document, Correspondence
  • 1870s
To Mary Newman regarding life in Sullivan
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Description:
To Mary Newman, East Eden, Feb 27, 1870s from presumably her daughter in East Sullivan. 'I do not haff (sic) to pay eny rent. She and Mrs John Carpenter are there in Sullivan so she is not alone.. "I can stay here my life timeif I want to but I do not know..." Write to her in care of George Bunker
Nellie M. Pierce writing to brother, a Newman
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  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Sailing
  • 1870.
Nellie M. Pierce writing to brother, a Newman
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Description:
Nellie M. Pierce writing to brother, a Newman. Her husband George is going sailing to Rockland
To brother George Newman from Nellie M. Pierce
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  • Document, Correspondence
  • 1870
To brother George Newman from Nellie M. Pierce
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Description:
To George Newman, (brother) orwarded to East Eden, probably from Nellie M. Pierce, Sep 1870 Mention her husband, George, is sailing to Portland. Her husband wants her to go home until he comes back in two to three weeks.or as you will? come down
July 21 1879 To my mother Newman from Nellie M. Pierce in Gouldsboro
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  • Document, Correspondence
  • 1879
Description:
July 21 1879 To my dear mother Newman from Nellie M. Pierce in Gouldsboro Explains that she had a letter from Firies? Josiah Newman's wife is mentioned Has 3 boys and 4 girls Mentions wanting to see Willie and Charlotte, perhaps her brother and sister
To Mrs. George Newman, Winter Harbor from Nellie M. Pierce
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  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Health
  • 1871
Description:
To Mrs. George Newman, Winter Harbor from Nellie M. Pierce May 1871 Wants her mother to come home. Nellie and Jane will take her place and take care of her (not sure who she is referring to) Care of ?M.Carpenter
To Mrs. George Newman from Nellie M. Pierce In Northeast Harbor
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  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Fishing
  • Other, Health
  • 1871
Description:
To Mrs. George Newman, from Nellie M. Pierce Northeast Harbor August 1871 Good health. Nothing to do George is doing quite well "a fishing."
To Mary Newman from Nellie M. Pierce, Feb 18, 1878, East Lamoine
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  • Document, Correspondence
  • 1878
Description:
To Mary Newman from Nellie M. Pierce, Feb 18, 1878, East Lamoine Nellie says, "I guess you have forgotten me I have been looking for you all winter... that I should think you mite (sic) come over." George (her husband) is home and trying to get wood chopped Needs to clear more wood so that he can build a fence and have a pasture. He needs to cut 400 poles for the fence She can't come home because they have a new milk cow She wants her mother to make her some roles (sic) [show more]
Letter to Mother Mary Newman, July 4 1870
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  • Document, Correspondence
  • 1870
Letter to Mother Mary Newman, July 4 1870
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Description:
Letter to Mother Newman, July 4 1870 Nell has not been well, but now she feels "quite smart." George was sick too when he was on his vessel. when he came home, "the doctor didnd't doe him a bit of good and his mother dofn't know any more what to doe."...
Nellie Pierce to brother, 1870
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  • Document, Correspondence
  • 1870
Nellie Pierce to brother, 1870
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Description:
Nellie Pierce to brother, Aug 23, 1870. Responding to his letter. She has been at Captain Savages ffor almost five weeks. Her husband George is "doing well a mackelrin" "You spoke about a pretty girl that was to higgins who was she" Martha, {and] I would give the world to see [you] marry...Warren go a carting." Is Warren Nellie's brother?
Mary Newman from . A H Burnham, 1870
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  • Document, Correspondence
  • 1870
Mary Newman from . A H Burnham, 1870
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Description:
Feb 26, 1870 Mary Newman, E Eden, from A. H. Burnham Posted Ellsworth ME Could this be Harold Burnham. ... come as soon as you can
To Mary Newman from Daughter Nellie, 1872?
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  • Document, Correspondence
  • 1872
To Mary Newman from Daughter Nellie, 1872?
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Description:
Not legible letter To Mary Newman from Daughter Nellie, 1872?
Scrap Book
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  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Scrapbook
  • Other, Crafts
  • 1876
Scrap Book
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Purple hard cover scrap book. Picture on front of two young ladies sitting at a table, one reading a letter. Filled with cut-out pictures of flowers, Christmas and holiday cards, and other assorted cutouts. Pat. March 1876 written on back.
Sale of land by Leonice H. Somes to Amos Hooper
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  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Bill of Sale
  • Other, Deed
  • Other, Land transfer
  • 1876
Sale of land by Leonice H. Somes to Amos Hooper
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Description:
Land in Mt. Desert and Brooklin. Husband of Leonice Somes "gives up his right of dower." Signed by E.M. Hamor, Justice of the Peace.
Petition to bring water to Bar Harbor
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  • Document, Request, Petition
  • Other, Bar Harbor
  • Other, Water
  • 1875
Petition to bring water to Bar Harbor
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Description:
Handwritten petition (original and one copy) signed by Fountain Rodick, Charles Higgins, Samuel Higgins (?), T.G. (?) Roberts; says they will pay expense incurred in making survey of route, take stock in a company to be formed to bring water into the village of Bar Harbor.
Victims of the Storm
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  • Document, Personnel Record
  • Other, Shipwrecks
  • 1876
Victims of the Storm
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Description:
Wreck of schooner "Katie P. Lunt" in Jupiter Inlet, Oct. 19, 1876
Estate document of occupancy of Rebecca Somes
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  • Document, Legal, Agreement
  • Other, Estates
  • Apr 11, 1877
Estate document of occupancy of Rebecca Somes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
John J. Somes agrees to allow his mother to stay in the house she occupied with her late husband, Jacob Somes and to give her $1000. Jacob Somes will keep a cow and hens for her use, furnish her with vegetables and meat Ink is fading
Informal Deed to Sarah and Fountain Roddick
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  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Deed
  • Apr 25, 1873
Informal Deed to Sarah and Fountain Roddick
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Description:
Deed Edwin Leesile conveyed to Sarah Roddick and Fountain Rodick land in Eden Bar Harbor, land that has a mortgage of $1,000 and David Roddick will take up the mortgage Informal deed
John J. Somes to Rebecca Somes agreement
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  • Document, Legal, Agreement
  • Other, Deed
  • Apr 1877
John J. Somes to Rebecca Somes agreement
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Agrees to allow his mother to use house which she occupies. Handwritten on paper that is browning. Maybe another copy of this document elsewhere in archive 5 box. She's to furnish her own tea, coffee, sweetening, and wearing apparel and pay her own ?
William Fennelly
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  • Document, Certificate, Membership Certificate
  • Other, Veterans
  • 1873
William Fennelly
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Certificate of transfer and recommendation to any GAR Post.