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Letter from Louise Marr regarding the estate of Bill Chamberlin's estate.
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Object, Other Object
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
  • No Copyright - United States
Description:
A letter from Louise Marr about the estate of a man named Bill Chamberlin. She compares this to the managing of her sisters estate, and says "nothing the courts and lawyers do is done in a hurry." She then goes into farther detail with the pieces of property and how they will manage this. She ends the letter with a quote from the lawyers, and then adds her availability for the summer to manage this estate.
Letter from Louise Marr regarding the estate of Bill Chamberlin's estate.
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Object, Other Object
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
  • No Copyright - United States
Description:
A letter from Louise Marr about the estate of a man named Bill Chamberlin. She compares this to the managing of her sisters estate, and says "nothing the courts and lawyers do is done in a hurry." She then goes into farther detail with the pieces of property and how they will manage this. She ends the letter with a quote from the lawyers, and then adds her availability for the summer to manage this estate.
Grocery Receipt from 1879.
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Object, Other Object
  • Maggie Willard
  • 1879-09-23
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
  • No Copyright - United States
Grocery Receipt from 1879.
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
A grocery receipt from A.C Roger's and company. This receipt has goods like sugar, ham , cabbage, and even raisins. The total for the whole 18 items of ended up being $17. This $17 would be just over $400 now. On the back of the receipt there is an add for the grocery store.
"Preble Launches Attack On Pirate Stronghold"
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Object, Other Object
  • Fred Humiston
  • 1965-01-01
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
  • In Copyright
"Preble Launches Attack On Pirate Stronghold"
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
"Preble Launches Attack On Pirate Stronghold." Part 197 of Fred Humiston's "Blue Water Men - And Women." This part tells the story of Lieutenant Stephen Decatur and Commodore Preble destroying the captured frigate "Philadelphia." The men succeeded in their goal to destroy the Philadelphia. The article says "The Frigate's destruction took a great load off Commodore Preble's mind, for properly commissioned in pirates hand, she might have wrecked havoc in the American squadron." [show more]
Small wooden basket.
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Containers, Basket
  • Object, Other Object
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
  • No Copyright - United States
Small wooden basket.
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Small woven basket. The basket has a small handle that can be used to open the basket. There is a latch for the basket to close, but it looks as though it broke. This basket looks like it was probably used to hold small objects like jewelry or small children's toys.
Two Christmas cards - Mabel A. Mayhen
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • Object, Other Object
  • 1887
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
  • No Copyright - United States
Two Christmas cards - Mabel A. Mayhen
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Two Christmas cards - one from 1887 that has children ice skating and playing in the snow. The other from 1888 that has children sledding. Both cards are to Mabel A. Mayhen, and one of the cards is signed by a I.A Smith.
Santa Christmas Card
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Greeting Card
  • Object, Other Object
  • Hawthrone and Sommerfield
  • 1950
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
  • No Copyright - United States
Santa Christmas Card
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
A Hawthorne and Sommerfield Christmas card that possibly dates back to the 1950s. The Inside of the card reads "Merry Christmas and A Bright and Happy New Year"