Description: Customs Collector Records 1856-1860, Southwest Harbor. Found in Fernald Store, which had been built by A.J. Whiting. Contains cost of fishing licenses, list schooners See article, Natalie Springuel, William Leavenworth, Karen Alexander, "From Wealth to Poverty, the Rise and Fall of Cod around Mount Desert Island, Chebacco, Volume XVI, 2015, This is large, bound volume, the only item in this box.
Description: Informing the Secretary of Commerce of the result of the case of US v Joseph Gilley. US entitled to right of way and passage to boat house landing
Description: 1. Photocopy of the decision by Justice John Atwood in Northeast Harbor Golf Club v. Nancy Harris, July 23rd, 1999. 2. Photocopy of Agreement (Draft #14) between Nancy G. Harris, Shepard Harris, Melissa Harris & J. Andrews Harris, V and The Northeast Harbor Golf Club, Inc. Includes Exhibit A of the board reorganization plan. July 16th, 1999.
Document, Government, Military Record, Service Record
Description: Hand-written note about Joshua Sawyer (fought English boys at Norwood's Cove), Bery [?] Sawyer volunteered in Aroostook War, William P. Sawyer fought in "the late rebelion[sic]". Note also says that Amanda B. was born Dec. 14, 1822 and married William L. Tinker of Tinker's Isle; William P. born Sept. 23, 1820, married Nancy Newman 1855; and then the name Caleb D. is given without comment or note. Note is undated and unsigned. [show more]
Description: Jacob Somes the administrator of the deceased's estate, John Somes, received court approval to sell real estate of John Somes to pay debts of $1107.66 through an advertised sale
Description: Caroline Moore, widow of Joshua Moore allowed the value $99.25 of articles from Joshua Moore's estate to be charged for administration of estate
Description: Typewritten Portion of Record from Abstract of Title of the Properties of John Somes (son of Abraham 1) regarding a dispute between Erving and Reed in which Erving won right to land but with improvements made by Erving that he would have to pay for he abandoned land to Reed. Unclear who is writing this.
Description: "Papers in the Estate of Eben H. Richardson Settled Oct. Term 1891". 8 items. Mainly bills paid by A.C. Fernald, who was appointed administrator after Richardson died intestate. Includes Fernald's full accounting.
Description: State of Maine, County of Hancock, Justice of Peace [signed] document noting that John Allen Somes is the Administrator of the estate of John William Somes, who died on May 17, 1913. Also notes he has paid funeral expenses, physician's bills and medical expenses.
Document, Government, Marriage Record, Marriage Certificate
Date:
1875c.
Description: Framed marriage certificate. Mr. George H. Gilley of Tremont State of Maine and Leona A. Buckminster of Deer Isle. Witnesses E.R. Houston of Deer Isle and A.B. Buckminster. Rev. H. Houston. Feb 6, 1875. Gold insert in frame. Dark finish.
Description: Also notice of probate hearing to be held in August 1918; notice to be given to Lucy Clark Somes. Also names in Schedule A: Annie Somes Clark (niece), Lucy Clark Somes (niece), Bessie Stanley Clark (niece), Marion Clark (niece), Augustus Clark (brother), Clarence Clark (brother).
Description: See 011.FIC.14.1 Duplicate of description of location of land -saw mill, grist mill of Estate Abraham Somes Sr. categroized by Abraham Somes II and expenses to administer the estate
Description: A death announcement for Doris Marr McSorley to be printed in the newspaper. This death announcement is very common for a obituary and it talks about her marriage, education, and about the people she is survived by.