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Letter from a representative of Houghton Mifflin Company to Eliot Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Houghton Mifflin & Co.	10/3/1924	Letter from a representative of Houghton Mifflin Company to Eliot Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18790 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: Houghton Mifflin & Co. Date: 10/3/1924 Description: 2 typed pages Letter restating of the point of coversation that morning: -need to transfer the copyright. -chapters to be added and removed from the next edition -set up of royalties for Eliot and later George Street's heirs. -anticipated publishing date.
Letter from George (?) H Street to Eliot Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	George H. Street	6/30/1924	Letter from George (?) H Street to Eliot Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18789 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: George H. Street Date: 6/30/1924 Description: 1 handwritten page Letter in which he relinquishes his rights to the plates for the book History of Mount Desert published by his late father.
Letter from George H. Street to Eliot Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	George H. Street	10/11/1924	Letter from George H. Street to Eliot Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18788 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: George H. Street Date: 10/11/1924 Description: 1 Handwritten page Letter transfering the rights to the plates and offering support to Eliot in publishing another edition.
Letter from Helen Street Ranney to Eliot Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Helen Street Ranney	10/11/1924	Letter from Helen Street Ranney to Eliot Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18787 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: Helen Street Ranney Date: 10/11/1924 Description: 1 Handwritten page Letter expressing grattitude and excitement over the upcomming new edition to her father's History of Mount Desert.
Tranfer of Ownership Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Legal, Agreement	Houghton Mifflin Co.	10/11/1924	Tranfer of Ownership Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18786 Type: Document, Legal, Agreement Creator: Houghton Mifflin Co. Date: 10/11/1924 Description: 1 typed page Signed transfer of ownership of the plates from the History of Mount Desert to Houghton Mifflin Co. by George H. Street.
Tranfer of Ownership Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Legal, Agreement	Houghton Mifflin Co.	10/1924	Tranfer of Ownership Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18785 Type: Document, Legal, Agreement Creator: Houghton Mifflin Co. Date: 10/1924 Description: 1 typed page Signed transfer of ownership of the plates from the History of Mount Desert to Houghton Mifflin Co. by Helen Street Ranney
Letter from Houghton Mifflin Co. to S.A. Eliot Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Houghton Mifflin Co.	12-9-1924	Letter from Houghton Mifflin Co. to S.A. Eliot Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18784 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: Houghton Mifflin Co. Date: 12-9-1924 Description: 1 typed page Letter from Houghton Mifflin Co to Eliot about a letter to Mrs. Hinckley about the need to correct errors in the origional History of Mount Desert before a new edition is published. Letter was sent from William O. Sawtelle to Mrs. Hinckley.
Contact between Houghton Mifflin Co and S.A. Eliot Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Legal, Agreement	Houghton Mifflin Co.	1/26/1925	Contact between Houghton Mifflin Co and S.A. Eliot Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18783 Type: Document, Legal, Agreement Creator: Houghton Mifflin Co. Date: 1/26/1925 Description: 1 typed page Contact between Houghton Mifflin Co and S.A. Eliot covering copyrights and royalties for the next printing of Mount Desert: A History.
Letter from S.A. Eliot to Professor Sawtelle Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	S.A. Eliot	12/16/1924	Letter from S.A. Eliot to Professor Sawtelle Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18782 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: S.A. Eliot Date: 12/16/1924 Description: 2 typed pages. This is a copy of a letter from S. A. Eliot to Sawtelle about Houghton Mifflin Company wanting to publish another edition of History of Mount Desert. The author of the letter is writing to see if Sawtelle feels there are any corrections or additions he fells should be added to another edition.
Letter from Helen Street Ranney to Eliot Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	S.A. Eliot	1924	Letter from Helen Street Ranney to Eliot Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18781 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: S.A. Eliot Date: 1924 Description: 2 handwritten pages. Response to his letter to her about the possibility of printing another edition of The History Of Mount Desert and her transferral the copyright to Eliot. Discussion of her urging her brother to also forfeit the copyright of the book.
Letter between S.A. Eliot and Ferris Greenslot Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	S.A. Eliot	8/24/1925	Letter between S.A. Eliot and Ferris Greenslot Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18780 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: S.A. Eliot Date: 8/24/1925 Description: 2 typed pages Copy of a letter from S.A. Eliot, to Ferris Greenslot discussing the errors he feel are in the contract between Houghton Mifflin & Co and himself. He acknowledges he has the chapter and bibliography finished and has consulted with Sawtelle on needed changes. Eliot is waiting a response from Greenslot about the contract and copyright before he sends the new material.
Letter between Ferris Greenslot and S.A. Eliot Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Houghton Mifflin & Co.	3/31/1925	Letter between Ferris Greenslot and S.A. Eliot Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18779 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: Houghton Mifflin & Co. Date: 3/31/1925 Description: 1 typed page Letter from Ferris Greenslot outlining their aceptance of Eliot's changes to the book and suggesting some changes to make the new text fit the size of the origional pages. There maybe a page missing from this letter.
Letter between Ferris Greenslot and S.A. Eliot Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Houghton Mifflin & Co.	8/26/1925	Letter between Ferris Greenslot and S.A. Eliot Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18778 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: Houghton Mifflin & Co. Date: 8/26/1925 Description: 1 typed page Letter Ferris Greenslot stating that he feels S.A. Eliot could sign the orgional contract and that he would be happy to send a new contract to Eliot once he is back in Boston.
Bibliography Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, List, Bibliography	S.A. Eliot	Unknown	Bibliography Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18777 Type: Document, List, Bibliography Creator: S.A. Eliot Date: Unknown Description: 18 typed and handwritten pages S.A. Eliot's bibliography for the new edition of Mount Desert: A History.
Letter between Ferris Greenslot and S.A. Eliot Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	S.A. Eliot	4/6/1926	Letter between Ferris Greenslot and S.A. Eliot Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18776 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: S.A. Eliot Date: 4/6/1926 Description: 1 typed page Copy of a letter from S.A. Eliot and Greenslot covering the necessary changes to the new edition of the book: typo corrections, addition of an updated map, combination of chapters 7 & 8 into one, and renumbering of pages.
Letter between Eben M. Hannors and Rev. George E. Street Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	Eben M. Hannors	unknown	Letter between Eben M. Hannors and Rev. George E. Street Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18775 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: Eben M. Hannors Date: unknown Description: 1 handwritten page Letter from Eben M. Hannors to Rev. George E. Street offering to send genealogies of some of the early families of Mount Desert. These will not include the Abraham and John Somes' families. He will also furnish, if needed, a biographical sketch of himself along with a photograph.
Notes for Chapter Four Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	S.A. Eliot	Unknown	Notes for Chapter Four Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18774 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: S.A. Eliot Date: Unknown Description: 11 handwritten page Handwritten notes and a draft of chapter four of the new edition to the Mount Desert: A History.
The Dutch in Mount Desert Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	S.A. Eliot	unknown	The Dutch in Mount Desert Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18773 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: S.A. Eliot Date: unknown Description: 3 handwritten pages Manuscript of information to be considered for inclusion in the new edition of Mount Desert: A History. These pages concern the visit of Henry Hudson to the Island.
Extracts from Robert Juet's account of the 3rd Voyage of Master Henry Hudson Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	S.A. Eliot	unknown	Extracts from Robert Juet's account of the 3rd Voyage of Master Henry Hudson Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18772 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: S.A. Eliot Date: unknown Description: 3 typed pages Manuscript of information to be considered for inclusion in the new edition of Mount Desert: A History. These pages concern Robert Juet's diary of the 3rd voyage of Henry Hudson to Mount Desert.
John Peters' survey of lots at Bar Harbor 1789-1791 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	S.A. Eliot	unknown	John Peters' survey of lots at Bar Harbor 1789-1791 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18771 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: S.A. Eliot Date: unknown Description: 3 typed pages Manuscript of information to be considered for inclusion in the new edition of Mount Desert: A History. These pages document twelve lots of 100 acres each of various people in the town of Bar Harbor.
Petition of J. C. Cockle of Mount Desert , 1785 Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	S.A. Eliot	unknown	Petition of J. C. Cockle of Mount Desert , 1785 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18770 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: S.A. Eliot Date: unknown Description: 3 typed pages Manuscript of information to be considered for inclusion in the new edition of Mount Desert: A History. These pages document a petition on behalf of John Benard to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to obtain another copy of the deed to his land and to confirm ownership of said lands after they were stolen from him.
Notes on Early Families of Mount Desert Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	S.A. Eliot	unknown	Notes on Early Families of Mount Desert Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18769 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: S.A. Eliot Date: unknown Description: 7 hand written pages Manuscript of information to be considered for inclusion in the new edition of Mount Desert: A History. These pages are for inclusion in chapter five and contain notes about early families of Mount Desert Island.
Early Settlements of Town Hill now West Eden Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	S.A. Eliot	unknown	Early Settlements of Town Hill now West Eden Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18768 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: S.A. Eliot Date: unknown Description: 2 typed pages Manuscript of information to be considered for inclusion in the new edition of Mount Desert: A History. These pages document the arrival of Joseph Mayo, Jesse Higgins, and David Higgins to Mount Desert Island after the Revolutionary War.
Notes on various topics Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	S.A. Eliot	unknown	Notes on various topics Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18767 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: S.A. Eliot Date: unknown Description: 11 handwritten pages Manuscript of information to be considered for inclusion in the new edition of Mount Desert: A History. These pages are notes on a variety of topics: town of Eden back in 1798, the voyage of an unknown vessel, the death of a sailor.
Captain Argall's Adventure Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Manuscript	S.A. Eliot	unknown	Captain Argall's Adventure Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-18766 Type: Document, Manuscript Creator: S.A. Eliot Date: unknown Description: 1 typed page Manuscript of information to be considered for inclusion in the new edition of Mount Desert: A History. These pages talk about Captain Argall's taking of a French ship and settlement in northern Virginia and brining the loot back to Jamestown.

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