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| Schooner Anna Sophia Unloading Coal Islesford Historical Society |
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| Letter with details of voyage on the Schooner Willow Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letter with details of voyage on the Schooner Willow Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Scan of a two-page 1860 letter from Warren Bunker to his brother-in-law Daniel Hamor with details of Bunker's voyage on the Schooner Willow from 'home' to Baltimore, Savannah, Jacksonville, Nassau, mentioning his cargo of 'old sailors' and yellow pine, the money he has made and hopes to make, and plans for future voyages mentioning Mauricetown NJ and Machiasport possibilities. (See transcription of letter.) We believe 'old sailors' means experienced sailors or sailors who had hired out on another voyage and were trying to get home. Warren Bunker (born 1824, died 1870 at Cranberry Isles) was great-great-grandfather of Great Cranberry Island resident Phil Whitney. Daniel Hamor (born 1822, died 1894) is distantly connected to the donor's family. Background information from donor: Warren Bunker wrote the letter to his brother-in-law Daniel Hamor, Warren's wife's (Sidney Hamor Bunker's) brother, who was then living in Eden (now Bar Harbor), Maine. Daniel Hamor built a fairly large house that still stands (in 2015 painted yellow, with a barn in back), next to the Pot & Kettle Club entrance on what is now Route 3 between Salisbury Cove and Hulls Cove. When Daniel Hamor and his wife Polly died, in 1894, their house was left to their children, Ella, Edward and Mariah, none of whom ever married or had children as far as we know. Ella and Edward died (on the same night in 1928, probably of influenza), leaving the house to Mariah. When Mariah grew old, she invited her cousin Georgia Hamor to come and take care of her on condition that when she (Mariah) died, the house would become Georgia's. Mariah died in 1936. At that time Georgia Hamor inherited the Hamor home, and presumably the Warren Bunker letter. Georgia and her brother, Ansel, lived in the house until they died (Georgia in 1971 and Ansel in 1978). At some point, Georgia, who had inherited various Hamor mementos with the house, gave the letter to her niece, Alice Smith Cowles. She, in turn, gave the letter to me (Alan Cowles). "We almost lost the letter in the great fire of 1947. A note from the Boston Sunday Post, published in October 1947, stated that "Miss Georgia Hamor, a native spinster, and her brother, Ansel, were the last to leave their home in the Hulls Cove section before the inrush of the flames today, and left only because town officials insisted on the evacuation." Fortunately, the fire stopped about one mile from their home." See transcript. [show more] | |
| Ledger sheets Capt. Charles E. Bunker, Schooner Como, 1879 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Ledger sheets Capt. Charles E. Bunker, Schooner Como, 1879 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: This group of five ledger sheets tally Charles E. Bunker’s debits and credits for voyage on Schooner “Como” with cargo "cocoanuts, mahogany, and cedars in account with Odio & Perozo of New York". Loose ledger pages are dated February 6-21, 1879. There are 34,505 cocoanuts; 4 logs mahogany; 4 logs cedar; and 8 logs cedar. No ports or destinations discernible. Documents are signed in New York. (Only Page A transcribed.) The Schooner Como was built in Cherryfield 1873; No.125172; 133 tons. Charles E Bunker was master 1877. These ledgers are part of collection of Clara Rice items (Clara Adeline Richardson Bunker Rice (1847-1923). (Charles Bunker was Clara's second husband of three. Clara Rice was postmistress on Sutton Island in the Cranberry Isles. She may have married a Fernald, then Charles Edward Bunker, and then wed Wilbert Augustus Rice in 1893. ) [show more] | ||
| Description and scans of images of 1850s wet-plate postive photographs Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Description and scans of images of 1850s wet-plate postive photographs Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Documents. Two documents: (A) The first is an undated note entitled "Early pictures made at 'The Ways' " (home of the Lea family 1960s) written by George Vaux in which he describes two ca. 1850 "wet-plate positives, backed by metal plates." Two digital images in GCIHS collection, the first (D) of the ship "Express, Cranberry Isles," and the second, a wide landscape view of the Thomas Bunker wharves (C), both taken from The Ways property, may be the photos described in Vaux's note. The scans were made from photos provided by Nancy Lea ca. 2000. (2013 correspondence re: unsuccessful investigation into the whereabouts of the two original wet-plate positives was saved.) Vaux also explains that they called the house The Ways "because timbers for ships' ways were found when excavating for the basement." 2014 email from Chuck Liebow explain the photos: "Zooming in you can see another vessel "Harriett", a pinky or near double ender which Victor claimed was built by Thomas Bunker (Harriet was Thomas Bunker's wife). A 2000 email from Liebow indicates he thinks the photo shows the Thomas Bunker wharves on the site where Mrs. Lea's house is, with the Richman house with the roof half covered in snow. Liebow adds: George Vaux dated the photo to about 1852 based on the ship "Express" at the same wharf. Islesford looks funny but the Fish Point house is right where it ought to be." The second document (B) is an undated copy of a plat map (with ball point pen marks) showing the George Vaux and Robert Lea properties, Lots #30 and 31 respectively. (See also 2013.257.1987 re: modern photos of The Ways.) [show more] | ||
| Receipt for items purchased by Schooner Lizzie Maud Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Receipt for items purchased by Schooner Lizzie Maud Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Business invoice (photocopy). "Portland, Me 189_, Sch {Schooner] Lizzie Maud & Owners, Bought of H.H. Hay & Son, Druggists, Junction Free & Middle Streets." Stamped May 19, 1892 in bottom right corner. Sixteen items were bought; many are hard to read, but some include "2 oz. spt. [spirits of] Camphor 8 cents, 2 oz. tinct [tincture of] Rhei [powdered rhubarb] 10 cents, 1 oz. sulph. [sulphuric] ether 8 cents, etc." The most expensive item bought is "1 Ritter's Manual 50 cents." This is a merchant marine oriented first aid manual issued in 1877. A photo of H.H. Hay's Portland store is available at http://www.vintagemaineimages.com/bin/Detail?ln=23426 [show more] | ||
| Ralph Stanley notes re: sinking of Schooner Kate Newman 1880 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Ralph Stanley notes re: sinking of Schooner Kate Newman 1880 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Booklet "Ralph Stanley" (notes used by Ralph Stanley as speaker at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Islesford Historical Society) with two vivid descriptions of the sinking of the two-masted schooner KATE NEWMAN after its collision with the three-masted schooner STEPHEN HARDING off of Long Branch, NJ during a severe storm Feb 1880. One description is by Capt. Stephen Harding of the STEPHEN HARDING, the other by William H. Rea, sole survivor of the KATE NEWMAN crew. The crew apparently was from Tremont. Booklet also contains article (published between 1999 and 2006) "Maritime Museum showcases Stanley" Great Harbor Maritime Museum (Northeast Harbor) honors Ralph Stanley with an exhibit "Ralph Stanley: Retrospective of a Wooden Boat Builder. Acquistion number 346 with Islesford Historical Society. [show more] | ||
| Letter rejecting application to transfer wrecked & salvaged Schooner C. Hood Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letter rejecting application to transfer wrecked & salvaged Schooner C. Hood Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Document, handwritten letter, 1 sheet, copy of letter from J.T. Hartley, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, to Collector of Customs, Ellsworth, Maine, rejecting application of William P Preble to transfer wrecked & salvaged Schooner C. Hood from British to American Registry. Items 617 & 618 are a pair. Transcribed. | ||
| Receipt for repairs for Schooner S. L. Foster Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Receipt for repairs for Schooner S. L. Foster Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Bill from I.L. Snow & Co. Rockland ME, 17 May 1898, to Schooner S.L. Foster, for ship repair, $80.23, with nice photo of Rockland Harbor printed on the bill. Also, slip acknowledging payment for same on 1 Sep 1898. Both were attached together with steel straight pin, which had rusted. | ||
| Receipt for Schooner S. L. Foster expense Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Receipt for Schooner S. L. Foster expense Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Bill from Wilbur H. Smith Dr. (dealer) Manset ME, 26 Oct 1898, to Schooner S.L. Foster, for misc. merchandise, $2.90 Paid in full the next day. | ||
| Receipt for Schooner S. L. Foster expenses Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Receipt for Schooner S. L. Foster expenses Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Bill from Wilbur H. Smith Dr. (Dealer) Manset ME, 26 Aug 1898, to Schooner S. L. Foster, for misc. merchandise, $0.60 Paid in full the next day. | ||
| Receipt for Schooner S. L. Foster misc expenses Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Receipt for Schooner S. L. Foster misc expenses Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Bill from Wilbur H. Smith Dr. (dealer) Manset ME, 27 Jun 1898, to Schooner S.L. Foster, for misc. merchandise, $1.60 Paid the next day. | ||
| Receipt for Schooner S. L. Foster misc expenses Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Receipt for Schooner S. L. Foster misc expenses Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Bill from Wilbur H. Smith Dr. (dealer) Manset ME, 2 Apr 1898, to Schooner S. L. Foster, for misc. merchandise, $10.15 Paid 13 Apr 1898. | ||
| Receipt for Schooner S. L. Foster misc expenses Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Receipt for Schooner S. L. Foster misc expenses Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Bill from James Parker Tremont ME, to Schooner S.L. Foster, for misc. merchandise, no total but we calculate $80.55 | |||
| Receipt for Schooner S. L. Foster misc expenses Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Receipt for Schooner S. L. Foster misc expenses Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Bill from G.H. Gilley Dr. (dealer) Southwest Harbor ME, 4 Aug 1898, to Schooner S.L. Foster, for pipes, $3.29 | ||
| Receipt for repairs to Schooner S. L. Foster Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Receipt for repairs to Schooner S. L. Foster Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Bill from S.S. King Manset ME, 29 Aug 1898, to James Parker for the Schooner S.L. Foster, for tar and painting, $30.25 | ||
| Receipt for Schooner S.L. Foster expenses Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Receipt for Schooner S.L. Foster expenses Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Bill from Willis Watson, Dr (dealer) Bass Harbor ME, 1 Aug 1898, to Schooner S.L. Foster, for wire and rope, $4.08 | |||
| Receipt for Schooner S. L. Foster repairs Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Receipt for Schooner S. L. Foster repairs Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Bill from Richard J. Pike (handwritten), 29 Sep 1898, to Schooner S.L. Foster, for six hours repairing foresail at 20 cents per hour, $1.20 | ||
| Receipt for Schooner S.L. Foster repairs Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Receipt for Schooner S.L. Foster repairs Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Bill, handwritten, from Richard J. Pike, 30 Mar 1889, to Schooner S.L. Foster, for labor cleaning vessel 20 cents per hour, $16.45 | ||
| Receipt for Schooner S. L. Foster expenses Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Receipt for Schooner S. L. Foster expenses Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Bill, handwritten, from Richard J. Pike, no date, to Schooner S. L. Foster, for work on bait and ice pens, $1.00 | |||
| Receipt for Schooner S. L. Foster labor expense Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Receipt for Schooner S. L. Foster labor expense Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Bill, handwritten, from John S. Moore, Southwest Harbor ME, 17 Oct 1898, to Schooner S.L. Foster, for labor, $1.00 | ||
| Receipt for Schooner S. L. Foster repairs Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Receipt for Schooner S. L. Foster repairs Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Bill, handwritten, from Clark Hopkins Dr (dealer), Southwest Harbor ME, 27 Jun 1898, to Schooner S.L. Foster, for canvas, rope, repairing jib, $7.23 | ||
| Receipt for Schooner S. L. Foster sail repairs Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Receipt for Schooner S. L. Foster sail repairs Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Bill, handwritten, from Clark Hopkins Dr (dealer), Southwest Harbor ME, 23 Aug 1898, to Schooner S.L. Foster, for repairing sails, $24.17 | ||
| Receipt for Schooner S. L. Foster supplies Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Receipt for Schooner S. L. Foster supplies Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Receipt, handwritten, Perley Russell & Co., Portland, 8 Apr 1879, sold to Freeman Stanley, Schooner S.L Foster, flour, beef, molasses, $15.80 | ||
| Receipt for Schooner S. L. Foster supplies Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Receipt for Schooner S. L. Foster supplies Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Receipt, Perley Russell & Co., Portland, 8 Apr 1879, sold to schooner S.L. Foster, food & supplies, $393.78 | ||
| Receipts for Schooner S. L. Foster Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Receipts for Schooner S. L. Foster Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Letter and envelope, from Charles H. Bain, Portland, 8 Jul 1893, to Capt. E.B. Stanley, Schooner S.L. Foster, Cranberry Isle, Maine, sending receipts |
