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16678Copy of letter
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Mayo, C.G.
  • 11/25/1924
Description:
Copy of letter regarding Mayo Genealogy from C.G. Mayo to an unnamed Mr. Mayo.
16643Letter from CG Mayo to Charles A Mayo
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Mayo, CG
  • 1/9/1925
Description:
Copy of letter from CG Mayo to Charles A Mayo regarding Mayo genealogy, including Joshua Mayo who moved to Mount Desert in 1778,
18794Letter from Professor Sawtelle to Dr. Eliot
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • William O. Sawtelle
  • 12/17/1924
Description:
1 typed page. Letter looking forward to their meeting in person at his house and that he is currently writing the bibliography. He also suggest a correction to page 19.
18793Letter from Professor Sawtelle to Dr. Eliot
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • William O. Sawtelle
  • 12/17/1924
Description:
3 typed pages. Letter suggest ways to make changes be to Street's original book. He also makes mention that he feels a bibliography might be included at the end of the new edition. He also responds to Eliot's suggestion that he himself publishes a book on Mount Desert Island's history.
18792Letter from Professor Sawtelle to Dr. Eliot
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • William O. Sawtelle
  • 12/22/1924
Description:
1 typed pages. Letter suggest changes be made to Street's account of Bernard's grant of Mount Desert. He also makes mention that he can send Eliot information on the original families that settled Somes Sound.
18791Letter from Eliot to George H. Street
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • S. A. Eliot
  • 10/9/1924
Description:
2 typed pages Letter about the upcoming publishing of a new edtion of the History of Mount Desert along with a form for George to sign transfering the rights to the plates of the origional book to Houghton Mifflin & Co.
18790Letter from a representative of Houghton Mifflin Company to Eliot
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Houghton Mifflin & Co.
  • 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.
18789Letter from George (?) H Street to Eliot
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • George H. Street
  • 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.
18788Letter from George H. Street to Eliot
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • George H. Street
  • 10/11/1924
Description:
1 Handwritten page Letter transfering the rights to the plates and offering support to Eliot in publishing another edition.
18787Letter from Helen Street Ranney to Eliot
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Helen Street Ranney
  • 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.
18784Letter from Houghton Mifflin Co. to S.A. Eliot
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Houghton Mifflin Co.
  • 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.
18782Letter from S.A. Eliot to Professor Sawtelle
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • S.A. Eliot
  • 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.
18781Letter from Helen Street Ranney to Eliot
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • S.A. Eliot
  • 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.
18780Letter between S.A. Eliot and Ferris Greenslot
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • S.A. Eliot
  • 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.
18779Letter between Ferris Greenslot and S.A. Eliot
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Houghton Mifflin & Co.
  • 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.
18778Letter between Ferris Greenslot and S.A. Eliot
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Houghton Mifflin & Co.
  • 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.
18776Letter between Ferris Greenslot and S.A. Eliot
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • S.A. Eliot
  • 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.
17165Letter (1927) from The Portland Evening Express Information Bureau
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Forts & fortifications
  • Other, Land
  • 1927
Description:
Letter (1927) from The Portland Evening Express Information Bureau in Washington, D.C. to Dr. R.L. Grindle of Mt. Desert, Maine, in reply to his request for information regarding the land on which Fort Knox in Bucksport, Maine is located on.
14672Letter (1925) to Stuart and Fred Smith
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Correspondence
  • Other, Friendship
  • 1925
Description:
Letter (1925) to Stuart and Fred Smith of Somesville, Maine, from their friend, Warren S. Reeve during his stay in Berlin, Germany. On the back of Fred's letter is a copy of a sunday school sermon he wrote to the sunday scholars in Germany for Fred to deliver to the sunday school children in Somesville church. Both letters have wonderful descriptions of Germany and the surrounding areas.
12409Letter from Eliz. B. Smith to John Allen Somes
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • 1923
Description:
Letter concerns grading of property and plastering rooms, fixtures in bathroom, and more. Writer seems to be corresponding on behalf of her parents.
12408Letter from Samuel W. Smith Jr. to John Allen Somes
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • 1923
Description:
Letter from Mr. Smith, Cincinnati, to John Allen Somes, Mt. Desert, concerning planting at cottage in Somesville; also enclosing check for $4,000.00. He also writes of a possible visit in Feb.
12206From Hillsdale College to Nellie Whitmore
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • 1920
Description:
Letter from Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, Michigan, to Nellie Whitmore, Seal Harbor, Maine stating that they had sent her a telegram telling that they had hired a teacher "to fill her position." Also expressing sorrow that she would not be with them and the hope that her "aunt will fully recover her health and strength." Includes envelope.
3641Issuance of Rifles and Equipment
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • 1921
Description:
Typewritten letter from Ordnance Officer, HQ, First Corps Area (Boston) responding to application for rifles and equipment for GAR Post; also Bond to Secure Return of Same.