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| Store Ledger 1838-1845 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Store Ledger 1838-1845 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Ledger, handwritten, inscribed "William P. Preble, Property, Cranberry Isles 1839" inside front cover, records 1838-1845 are mostly running expenses and payments, apparently at a store, for various accounts: Esaias Preble, Horace Duryan, Thomas Bunker, Harriet Rosebrook, John Pung, Michael Green, Winchester Whitney, Abigail Spurling, South (school) District Cranberry Isles, Thomas Manchester, Nathaniel Gott, Edwin Hadlock, Enoch Lurvy (or Lurvey), John Dow, Capt. L.W. Gilley, B. Bunker, Edward Burroughs, Rev. Micah Strickland, Miss Mary Preble, Justis W. Gilley, John Brown, Messrs. Symms Eaton & Co., David Thompson, Haskell Lancaster, Benjamin Moor, Thomas Newman, Josiah Young, Henry Fernald, Town of Cranberry Isles To William Preble, William Pung, expenses of Estate of Benjamin Spurling, Richard Higgins, George N. Spurling, Eunice Keef, Ivory Joy, Esther Eaton, North (school) District, Thomas Marks, Schooner Brainerd (or Brainard), Elisha Young, Bills against the Brigantine Factor for repairs, Michael Bulger, Samuel Farnham, Sans Stanley, Briant Hodgkins, James Mayo, Schooner Harriet, Estate of Robert Spurling, David Winsey, William Richardson, Charles Bunker, Andrew Frisbee, William Rice, Estate of Samuel Spurling, Schooner Eastern Star. Several scraps of note paper with writing and figures also in ledger. [show more] | |
| Receipt for inheritance Benjamin Spurling Estate Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Receipt for inheritance Benjamin Spurling Estate Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Abigail Cobb Spurling acknowledges receipt of inheritance for her children. Received May 19th 1838 of Enoch Spurling administrator of the Estate of Benjamin Spurling late of Cranberry Isles in the County of Hancock. Received three hundred and thirty 43/100 Dollars, it being in part for Saml & Zulma & Andrew B, Sarah, & Abigail Spurling portion of said Deceased Estate they being [xxxx?] children and heirs to said Estate. Signed: Abigail C. Spurling 313.43 [show more] | ||
| Wallet inscribed: William P Prebles Property, Cranberry Isles 1836 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Wallet inscribed: William P Prebles Property, Cranberry Isles 1836 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Wallet, brown leather tri-fold with tongue & strap closure, repaired and well worn, inked inside:" William P Prebles Property, Cranberry Isles 1836." From Louise Marr collection of items recovered from the Preble House. | ||
| Wabanaki Basket Bar Harbor Historical Society |
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|  Wabanaki Basket Bar Harbor Historical Society Description: Woven bark basket with braided sweet grass detail. Dyed green an brown pattern. | |||
| Kimball Store Business Ledger Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Kimball Store Business Ledger Northeast Harbor Library Description: Handwritten ledger in buff suede (13" x 8.5" x 1.75") belonging to the Great Harbor Maritime Museum and given to the Northeast Harbor Library for safekeeping. | |
| Seal Cove School Meeting Minutes March 12, 1832 Tremont Historical Society |
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|  Seal Cove School Meeting Minutes March 12, 1832 Tremont Historical Society Description: The History IT collection is a collection of approximately 73 items which were selected by History IT workers in June 2017 as part of an assessment of the THS collection's scope. They are digitalized in the History Trust Digital Archive, (HistoryTrust.org) but are mostly not inventoried in the Past Perfect Database. We are currently inventorying them under this Collection Name HISTORY IT RECORDS Seal Cove School Meeting Minutes,March12, 1832 Notes from a Seal Cove school district meeting at the residence of Captain William Heath. Notes from a Seal Cove school district meeting at the residence of Captain William Heath. People Mentioned: Benjamin Atherton George Butler Jr. George Butler Jacob Butler William Butler Ezra Dodge Jr. John S. Dodge R. F. Dodge R. F. Dodge Nathaniel Gott O. Haley William Heath Jr. Hosea Heath Thomas Heath William Heath Samuel Hennison George Murphy Jr. George Murphy Israel Murphy Lemuel Norton James Reed Jr. Ezra D. Reed James Reed Benjamin Robins Jonathan Robins Joshua Sawyer Samuel Sawyer [show less] [show more] | ||
| Mt. Desert Bridge Co. Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Mt. Desert Bridge Co. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Handwritten documents: 1. Contract to build bridge across Mt. Desert Narrows, 1836 2. Survey of Mt. Desert Narrows, 1836 3. Letter complaining about bridge corporation 4. Proposal to build toll house. 5. Bond--contractor to build bridge 6. Other letters related to declaring dividend, concern about tolls by mail carriers, ministers 7. 1850 bill for repair. 8. Dividend Payment for John Somes | |||
| Account of Boat Accident resulting in death of Richard Solmes (sic) Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Account of Boat Accident resulting in death of Richard Solmes (sic) Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Copy of an account from Hallowell Free Press of Oct. 21, 1833, recounting a boat accident in which Richard Solmes (Somes) died. The accident occurred when a cargo boat capsized in the Bay of Quinte, Upper Gap, Lake Ontario, Canada. | ||
| Amos Clement Logbook from the Schooner Golden Rule Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Amos Clement Logbook from the Schooner Golden Rule Northeast Harbor Library Description: Logbook of accounts of Amos Clement on his schooner Golden Rule, Mount Desert, Maine. | ||
| First Report of the Geology of the Public Lands in the State of Maine Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  First Report of the Geology of the Public Lands in the State of Maine Northeast Harbor Library Description: Resolve of the Legislature of Massachusetts, passed March 21, 1836. Senate, No. 89 | ||
| Ship's Log, Schooner Marion Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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| Ship's Log, Schooner Marion Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Ship's log for the Schooner Marion, 1836-1837 This log records voyages of the Schooner Marion, commanded by Eaton Clark from February 1836 to June 1836 (potentially a bit longer). From June 1836 (and definitely by November ben 1836) until July 1836 the schooner was commanded by Jacob Sawyer. Destinations mentioned include: Puerto Rico, Mount Desert, Lubec, Williamstown, New York, Port au Plat, St. Domingo, and others | |
| Wedding belt Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Wedding belt Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Silk wedding belt Belonged to Bethany Oaks who married Nathan Salisbury in 1835 | ||||
| Bill for L. Higgins from Samuel Reed Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Bill for L. Higgins from Samuel Reed Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: This appears to be an account bill for L. Higgins from Samuel Reed. Each item is dated and they appear to be mostly grocery store items. | ||||
| Desert Rock Light House Print Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Desert Rock Light House Print Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Desert Rock Light House engraving of rough seas, three men in forground hoisting a log with lighthouse back right, boats back left. Black wooden frame illustration by W. Radclyffe/ Engraving by R. Doughty | ||||
| Mount Desert tax records - 1831 - 1838 - 1839 Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Mount Desert tax records - 1831 - 1838 - 1839 Northeast Harbor Library Description: Town of Mt. Desert valuation ledgers of above years in Comb bound booklet. Eden tax records 1890 1841, stapled computer print-out. | ||
| Bill-Of-Sale Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Bill-Of-Sale Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Bill from Military Store in Boston in wooden frame with dark finish. Bill attached to matte. Reads, “Military Store Boston Aug 22, 1831, J. Somes - Bought of John J. Low and Co. at their military rooms, no 19 Washington St. 1 sword [$6] 1 belt 1.02, 1 epaulet $3, sash $7. 1 cockade and eagle 2/3 - totaled 17.99. Rec Payment J.L. and Co. 1 1/4 yd Blue Broad Cloth @ 3.88 - 4.85, 1 fur hat @ 3.50 1 gal gin 1.56 totaled 27.90. | ||||
| Seal Cove--Schools Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Seal Cove--Schools Mount Desert Island Historical Society | |||
| Request for road through Pretty Marsh Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Request for road through Pretty Marsh Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 1. 1839 petition, commission survey related to request for road from Seal Cove through Pretty Marsh to Narrows; second request of 1843. 2. Personal letter from "Betty" about arriving in Pretty Marsh, fishing; reference to Mrs. Rumill's home and Edna (no date). 3. Compositions by Linnie (?) Smith: "Work", "House Cleaning", "The object of attending school", "Ice". Also "Verses for Otto". 4. Pencilled notes by Linda Florence (Smith) Foote on brown paper about store, post office on Pretty Marsh; Bar, Tinker, Hardwood, Bartletts Islands. 4. Note about Israel Atherton and family. 5. Letter from Elizabeth C. Wescott of Blue Hill to Mrs. Hysom, 1980, concerning area families' histories. 6. Photo. of stone from Pretty Marsh cemetery inscribed "Hear [sic] lies the body of James Pray was drowned 1784 (?) 7. 1968 newspaper ad. for bids to "purchase and remove woodshed at Pretty Marsh schoolhouse." 8. Newspaper clippings about charges against Judge Darius L. V. Moffett (no date). 9. Copies of photographs of Mary Anna Smith, Capt. Sewell Smith, Reuben Smith, Lois Bartlett Smith. [show more] | |||
| Freeman Warrantee Deed Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Freeman Warrantee Deed Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Property deed -lands being transferred for the quantity of 2 thousand dollars from Lewis and Sophronia Freeman to George Freeman Judge - Benjamin Atherton | |||
| The Malte-Brun School Geography.
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| The Malte-Brun School Geography.
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| Extract from the Journal of John Nelson: Being an Account of God’s Dealing with him. Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Extract from the Journal of John Nelson: Being an Account of God’s Dealing with him. Mount Desert Island Historical Society | ||
| The American Frugal Housewife. Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| The American Frugal Housewife. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Mrs. Caroline Brewster Williston written on first page. | ||
| Improvement of the Mind. Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Improvement of the Mind. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Isaac Watts invented the steam engine; this may have some value. A treatise for students on how to improve and enrich the mind | ||
| Clock Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Clock Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Clock made by “Boardman and Wells - Forestville, Conn.”. Label inside glass shows eagle with “E Plurubus Unum”. Also marked, “Improved clocks manufactured and sold by Boardman and Wells, Bristol, Conn. Case Tiffany and Co, Printers - Hartford”. Label gives directions to set clock. Glass not original. Probably had reverse painting on glass. Clock face is painted on wood. White in center with strawberries. Gold in corners. “Pillars” carved on each side of clock. Dark wood. Missing weight. The works are still intact. Donor info- came from Gilley house on Baker’s Island. This house was built by William Gilley in 1812. Clock was given to donor by his grandmother, Phoebe Gilley Stanley. [show more] | ||||
| Request & receipt for payment to Ebenezer Shipey (?) for teaching and repairing chimney Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Request & receipt for payment to Ebenezer Shipey (?) for teaching and repairing chimney Mount Desert Island Historical Society | ||||
| The Girl’s Own Book Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  The Girl’s Own Book Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Every girl should learn to be useful, improve her mind, exhibit elegant accomplishments, refined taste, and gracefulness of manner, according to this little book. | ||
| Practical and Mental Arithmetic, on a New Plan... Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Practical and Mental Arithmetic, on a New Plan... Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: "...in which mental arithmetic is combined with the use of the slate; containing a complete system for all practical purposes; being in dollars and cents, stereotype edition, revised and enlarged, with exercises for the slate, in which as added a practical system of book-keeping." Exercises cover compound numbers, fractions, and decimals. | |||
| The Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| The Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Stamped owner's mark inside cover: "Benjamin Thom." | |||
| Practical Morality or a Guide to Men and Manners Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Practical Morality or a Guide to Men and Manners Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Lord Chesterfield's advice to his son; Dr. Blair's advice to youth; Dr. Fordyce on honour as a principle; Lord Burghley's ten precepts fo his son; Dr. Franklin's way to wealth; Pope's Universal Prayer | |||
| Abstract of Infantry Tactics Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Abstract of Infantry Tactics Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: " Including Exercises and Manoeuves of Light-Infantry and Riflemen; for the use of the militia of the United States. Published by the Department of War . . . " Includes diagrams. | |||
| Rhetorical Reader Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Rhetorical Reader Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Instructions and exercises for reading aloud. | ||
| The History of the State of Maine from its first discovery, A. D. 1602 to The Separation, A. D. 1820, Inclusive. Vol. II Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| The History of the State of Maine from its first discovery, A. D. 1602 to The Separation, A. D. 1820, Inclusive. Vol. II Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Facsimile edition; only vol. II is in the collection. The contents are listed chronologically in the Contents section of the front. | ||
| Confession of Faith and Covenant adopted by the 1st Congregational Church, Mount Desert, Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Confession of Faith and Covenant adopted by the 1st Congregational Church, Mount Desert, Maine Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Small pamphlet with Confession of Faith: Christ is God, The Holy Spirit is God, Sacred Trinity, and other Articles including Baptism and the Lord's Supper. | ||||
| A Collection of Hymns For the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| A Collection of Hymns For the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: "Principally from the collection of the Rev. John Wesley, A.M. Revised and Corrected." | |||
| Newsclipping: “John Allen Somes” September 8, 1836 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Newsclipping: “John Allen Somes” September 8, 1836 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Newsclipping: “John Allen Somes” September 8, 1836. | |||
| Notice soliciting for building of Toll House with specifications Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Notice soliciting for building of Toll House with specifications Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Notice soliciting for building of Toll House with specifications. Signed by John Black. | |||
| Letter to Capt. W. Thompson from John Black regarding exemption of tolls on sabbath Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Letter to Capt. W. Thompson from John Black regarding exemption of tolls on sabbath Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Letter to Capt. W. Thompson from John Black regarding exemption of tolls on sabbath. Copy. | |||
| Letter to William Thompson of Mount Desert Bridge Corporation from John Black Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Letter to William Thompson of Mount Desert Bridge Corporation from John Black Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Letter to William Thompson of Mount Desert Bridge Corporation from John Black, President of the Corporation regarding dividends and notice of such to be posted in Post Office. | |||
| Letter to John Black from Joel Emery and John Somes, Jr. of Mount Desert Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Letter to John Black from Joel Emery and John Somes, Jr. of Mount Desert Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Letter to John Black from Joel Emery and John Somes, Jr. of Mount Desert requesting declaration of dividends. | |||
| Letter from Josiah Phillips to Luther A. Phillips Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Letter from Josiah Phillips to Luther A. Phillips Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Photocopy of an 1830 handwritten letter from Josiah Phillips to Luther A. Phillips of Orland, Maine. The letter tells of the death of Josiah's father and Luther's father. The letter fills one-page; a photocopy of the page showing the address has also been copied. The orginal sheet of paper was approx. 15 inches wide and 12' high. It had been folded in half and the address written on the outside. The letter itself was about 7.5" in width and 12" high. [show more] | |||
| Treasurer’s Bond - Mount Desert Bridge Company, 1836 Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Treasurer’s Bond - Mount Desert Bridge Company, 1836 Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Bond of $8000 - Contractors to build a bridge across Mount Desert Narows - to John Black for Mt. Desert Bridge Corporation signed by William Thompson, John M. Noyes, Edward Brewer and Joel Emery. | |||
| Sale of land by Salem Towne to Jacob Somes Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Sale of land by Salem Towne to Jacob Somes Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Sale of several hundred acres in three separate parcels; however, Salem Towne reserved one half of all rock and minerals or mines on two of the lots. | |||
| Sale of Sheep island to John Soames [sic] Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Sale of Sheep island to John Soames [sic] Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Deed for sale of Sheep Island to John Soames [sic] by Alexander Baring, Henry Baring (of London), John Richards of Boston, Joseph Ingersoll and William Miller of Philadelphia, "devisees" in trust for Estate of William Bingham of Philadelphia. | |||
| Deed to pew in early Pretty Marsh church Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Deed to pew in early Pretty Marsh church Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Pew for John Smith | |||
| Sale of Thompson Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Sale of Thompson Island Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Document showing sale of Thompson Island, 1835, to William Thompson for $100.00 by Isaac and Emma (9?) Mayo. | |||
| Deed, C. Thompson to W. Thompson, of 100-acre farm Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Deed, C. Thompson to W. Thompson, of 100-acre farm Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Deed for sale from Cornelius Thompson to William Thompson, 1833, of 100-acre farm; | |||
| Deed to John Jacob and Abraham Somes Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Deed to John Jacob and Abraham Somes Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Ephraim Higgins conveyance to John Jacob and Abraham Somes | |||
| Deed to Jeremiah Moore Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Deed to Jeremiah Moore Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Deed conveyed from John Quincy Adama, Nathaniel Curtis, Alicia Boylston (signed by their lawyer) to Jeremiah Moore of land in Mt. Desert | |||
| Ledger Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Ledger Mount Desert Island Historical Society | ||||
| Tax Records Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Tax Records Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Tax Records 1830 Mount Desert Listed as North Parrish by poll tax, estate tax and total | |||
| Pillowcase Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Pillowcase Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: Hand stitched with ruffle on edge. Marked in brown ink “Mary A. Tapley”. Number after name not legible. Donor info - pillow case from Somes family of Gloucester, Massachusetts. From 1835 trousseau of Mary A. Tapley. It appears that there are two identical pillowcases with this ID #. | ||||
| Stove Lid Lifter Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| Stove Lid Lifter Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: wound iron rod with loop handle and turned end found at kitchen midden of Benjamin and Sophronia Carter home “C” relates to a map that was created by Alice Smith 002.47 | ||||
| Stove Lid Lifter Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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|  Stove Lid Lifter Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: 10 “ iron rod with loop handle and hooked end found at kitchen midden of Benjamin and Sophronia Carter home“C” relates to a map that was created by Alice Smith 002.47 | |||
| The Mount Desert Bridge Corporation Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| The Mount Desert Bridge Corporation Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: The Mount Desert Bridge Corporation. Chartered in January, 1836. Booklet with the bylaws adopted July 13, 1836. Printed by W.H. Sherman, Printer, Bar Harbor, ME. 1900. Previously archived as 016.FIC.00.23 | |||
| Petition to set apart Cranberry Isles as separate town. Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Petition to set apart Cranberry Isles as separate town. Northeast Harbor Library Description: A petition from the inhabitants of Cranberry Isles requesting that the islands be set apart from the town of Mount Desert as a separate town. James Kelley, constable of Mount Desert | |
| State of Maine - Treasury Dept. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| State of Maine - Treasury Dept. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: State of Maine treasury office certifying an amount of money given to Cranberry Isles to build primary schools. |
| William P. Preble ledgers (1830-1850s) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  William P. Preble ledgers (1830-1850s) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Five ledgers (A-E) 1830-1850s of a collection of 18 small, 19th-century ledgers or account journals belonging to William P. Preble; very difficult to decipher, many entries not in chronological order, often several years of entries not made in sequential order. (Only exterior and one page of each ledger scanned. A= Small marble covered ledger 1836, 1837. Mentions Brig Hannah & Abigail. Fabric goods like calico and cotton, pants and clothing. B= Small tan ledger with blue pages, entries made in very faint pencil. Boston 1849 – payments to individuals. November 28, 1849 lists of quantities of [fish?]. Individual accounts/expenses. Hardware. Provisions. C= 1856 Samuel S. Bunker one of the Surveyors of Highways in the Town of Cranberry Isles. Small ledger lists residents and poll tax for each D= 1855-1856 Brig Factor items, supplies, and expenses, tallies of fish, payments and expenses for sailors/fishermen, mentions lobsters, mention of the Schooner Sea Flower and Quickstep. Entries written in two directions, as if it was used for different years. The only year found so far is 1856 with entry for Nathan Stanley with balance due to Haynes. Lobsters for June 1855. E= 1855-1858. Black leather journal with blue pages and leather clasp. Miscellaneous entries expenses, fish. 1857 and 1858 accounts of individuals. Provisions and payments for Schooner Sea Flower. 1856 payments. 1855 payments. [show more] | ||
| Miscellaneous deeds and receipts 1800s Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Miscellaneous deeds and receipts 1800s Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Two deeds 1833 and 1821, receipt 1868, and 1898, and scrap of deed no date. A= 1833 deed Aaron Wasgatt of MDI, blacksmith, to Sans Stanley regarding Lots 40, 41, and 42 on Mount Desert, signed by David Wasgatt and Aaron Wasgaat 1833, Recorded 1837 Book 64/Page 213. B= Deed Joshua Mayo, blacksmith, to Sans Stanley, Jr. 75 acres, signed 1818 and recorded 1821 in Book 41/Page 367, C= Fragment of a deed transferring something to Lydia Baker, recorded by John Brooks, 19th century. D= Receipt: For labor received, promise to pay Charles Harding signed by William P. and William H. Preble 1868; on reverse "paid in full all claims on the Ship [Picayne?]" including $1.65 interest. E= Receipt for payment to Millard Spurling for hauling in hay for W.P. Preble July 22, 1898. [show more] | ||
| Headstone for William Spurling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Headstone for William Spurling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Headstone fragment discovered July 2016 during Spurling Revolutionary War Cemetery preservation project. White marble. Well worn and difficult to discern, the inscription reads: "William/Son of Thomas & Hannah/Spurling. William Spurling, 2nd, was born 9Dec1812 and died 23May1839. This is the only piece of William's headstone discovered to date; it was lying in the grass near the Robert Spurling footstone. One corner piece is broken off. One other small white marble fragment was collected and stored with this artifact. [show more] | ||
| Bangor Courier Northeast Harbor Library |
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| Penobscot Journal Northeast Harbor Library |
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| The Holy Bible, containing the old and new testaments Mount Desert Island Historical Society |
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| The Holy Bible, containing the old and new testaments Mount Desert Island Historical Society Description: The Holy Bible, containing the old and new testaments: Translated out of the original tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised. Handwritten notes between Old and New Testaments. Newspaper clippings pasted inside front and back covers. | |||
| History of Kennebunk Port, from its First Discovery Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  History of Kennebunk Port, from its First Discovery Northeast Harbor Library Description: First Discovery by Bartholomew Gosnold, 1602, to A.D. 1837. Subject Index & Name Index. Scan available upon request. | ||
| Letters Remaining at the Seal Cove Post Office Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Letters Remaining at the Seal Cove Post Office Northeast Harbor Library Description: Photocopy from Special Collections University of Maine of a grocery account book. Includes accounts to Town of Seaville | |||
| Seal Cove School Meeting Minutes, March 12, 1832 Tremont Historical Society |
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|  Seal Cove School Meeting Minutes, March 12, 1832 Tremont Historical Society Description: Notes from a Seal Cove school district meeting at the residence of Captain William Heath. People Mentioned: Benjamin Atherton, George Butler Jr., George Butler, Jacob Butler, William Butler, Ezra Dodge Jr., John S. Dodge, R. F. Dodge, R. F. Dodge, Nathaniel Gott, O. Haley, William Heath Jr., Hosea Heath, Thomas Heath, William Heath, Samuel Hennison, George Murphy Jr., George Murphy, Israel Murphy, Lemuel Norton, James Reed Jr., Ezra D. Reed, James Reed, Benjamin Robins, Jonathan Robins, Joshua Sawyer, Samuel Sawyer [show more] | |
| Copy of correspondence: Ledge at Greening Island, 1830-39 Northeast Harbor Library |
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| Copy of correspondence: Ledge at Greening Island, 1830-39 Northeast Harbor Library Description: Copy made for S. E. Morison of petition requesting a ledge "Langley's" (Greening) Island, and of specs for a granite marker resulting. 1830-1839. | |
| The Sketch of the life of Nicholas Thomas of Eden Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  The Sketch of the life of Nicholas Thomas of Eden Northeast Harbor Library Description: Copied from the original by Leonard J. Thomas, only surviving son, September 10, 1885. This contains a narrative of the life of Nicholas Thomas, 78 years old. | ||
| Poem about the view from Bald (Cadillac) Mountain as seen by Mogg Megone Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Poem about the view from Bald (Cadillac) Mountain as seen by Mogg Megone Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| Youth's Companion Northeast Harbor Library |
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| Youth's Companion Northeast Harbor Library Description: Two copies: No. 18, September 14, 1939, and No. 31, December 13, 1939, of the Youth's Companion. Vol. XIII. Published weekly at the Office of the Boston Recorder. | ||
| Gilley - Harriet (Gilley) Coulter Taylor (1838-1930) and Her Family Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Gilley - Harriet (Gilley) Coulter Taylor (1838-1930) and Her Family Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: Harriet is the older woman in the black coat on the right. The young woman in the middle of the back row may resemble Edna (Lewis) Coulter (1907-) - Mrs. Winfred Everson Coulter, who may appear as an older woman in record 10993. The other people shown are probably Harriet's Coulter children and grandchildren. Archivists know their names and dates, but not their identities. Perhaps someone in the family will see this photograph and solve its mysteries? Harriet was the great-great granddaughter of William Gilley (1746-1839). [show more] | ||
| Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1838 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1838 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records from 1838 (part of 2016.334.2100) | ||
| Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1839 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1839 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records from 1839 (part of 2016.334.2100) | ||
| Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1831 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1831 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records from 1831 (part of 2016.334.2100) | ||
| Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1832 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1832 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records from 1832 (part of 2016.334.2100) | ||
| Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1836 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1836 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records for 1836, part of 2016.334.2100 | ||
| Request to Maine Senate & House of Representatives for establishment of Town of Cranberry Isles Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Request to Maine Senate & House of Representatives for establishment of Town of Cranberry Isles Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Document, copy of request to Maine Senate & House of Representatives in Portland, Enoch Spurling & others asking for establishment of Town of Cranberry Isles, with reasons, 1 Jan 1830 | ||
| Letter against turning 21-year-old students away Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letter against turning 21-year-old students away Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Letter, unsigned, Great Cranberry Island, 15 Jan 1830, complaining of turning 21-year-old students out of school on GCI. The back was re-used, mentions bills against the Brig Beaver at Halifax and elsewhere. Letter quoted in Gerry Noether's booklet 1976 | ||
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