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14072Mt. Desert Bridge Co.
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Bridge construction
  • Other, Mount Desert
  • 1836
Mt. Desert Bridge Co.
Item:
  • 14072   
Object ID:
  • 009.020.9.a-ii
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Bridge construction
  • Other, Mount Desert
Collection:
  • Mount Desert Bridge Company
Date:
  • 1836
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
2905Account of Boat Accident resulting in death of Richard Solmes (sic)
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Death
  • Hallowell Free Press
  • 10/21/1833
Account of Boat Accident resulting in death of Richard Solmes (sic)
Item:
  • 2905   
Object ID:
  • 011.FIC.29.18
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, Death
Creator:
  • Hallowell Free Press
Collection:
  • Somes Genealogy
Date:
  • 10/21/1833
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.
11798Wedding belt
  • Object, Clothing, Belt
  • ca. 1835
Wedding belt
Item:
  • 11798   
Object ID:
  • 009.074.017
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Clothing, Belt
Date:
  • ca. 1835
Description:
Silk wedding belt Belonged to Bethany Oaks who married Nathan Salisbury in 1835
3459Bill for L. Higgins from Samuel Reed
  • Object, Armaments, Bill
  • June 11, 1833
Bill for L. Higgins from Samuel Reed
Item:
  • 3459   
Object ID:
  • 009.003.008
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Object, Armaments, Bill
Date:
  • June 11, 1833
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.
3376Desert Rock Light House Print
  • Image, Print
  • 1839
Desert Rock Light House Print
Item:
  • 3376   
Object ID:
  • 001-92-596
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Image, Print
Date:
  • 1839
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
17519Bill-Of-Sale
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Bill of Sale
  • 1831
Bill-Of-Sale
Item:
  • 17519   
Object ID:
  • 997-36-525
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Bill of Sale
Date:
  • 1831
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.
16891Seal Cove--Schools
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Schools
  • Other, Seal Cove
  • 1832
Seal Cove--Schools
Item:
  • 16891   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.011
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Other, Schools
  • Other, Seal Cove
Date:
  • 1832
16732Request for road through Pretty Marsh
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Cemeteries
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
  • Other, Roads
  • Other, Schools
  • 1839
Request for road through Pretty Marsh
Item:
  • 16732   
Object ID:
  • 006.57.43.a-k
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Other, Cemeteries
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
  • Other, Roads
  • Other, Schools
Collection:
  • Pretty Marsh
Date:
  • 1839
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]
16620Freeman Warrantee Deed
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Deed
  • 4/11/1839
Freeman Warrantee Deed
Item:
  • 16620   
Object ID:
  • 001-162-1-2204
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Legal, Deed
Subject:
  • Other, Deed
Date:
  • 4/11/1839
Description:
Property deed -lands being transferred for the quantity of 2 thousand dollars from Lewis and Sophronia Freeman to George Freeman Judge - Benjamin Atherton
14136The Malte-Brun School Geography.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Geography
  • Goodrich, S. Griswold
  • F.J. Huntington
  • 1836.
The Malte-Brun School Geography.
Item:
  • 14136   
Object ID:
  • 996-102-10
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Geography
Creator:
  • Goodrich, S. Griswold
Publisher:
  • F.J. Huntington
Date:
  • 1836.
13899Extract from the Journal of John Nelson: Being an Account of God’s Dealing with him.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Fiction
  • Other, Religion
  • Nelson, John
  • B. Waugh and T. Mason
  • 1833
Extract from the Journal of John Nelson: Being an Account of God’s Dealing with him.
Item:
  • 13899   
Object ID:
  • 996-44-44
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Fiction
  • Other, Religion
Creator:
  • Nelson, John
Publisher:
  • B. Waugh and T. Mason
Date:
  • 1833
13778The American Frugal Housewife.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Other, Home Economics
  • Other, Housework
  • Child, Lydia
  • American Stationers’ Company
  • 1836.
The American Frugal Housewife.
Item:
  • 13778   
Object ID:
  • 000-36-306
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Home Economics
  • Other, Housework
Creator:
  • Child, Lydia
Publisher:
  • American Stationers’ Company
Collection:
  • Books in Archival Storage
Date:
  • 1836.
Description:
Mrs. Caroline Brewster Williston written on first page.
13603 Improvement of the Mind.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Self-improvement
  • Watts, Isaac
  • Jenks, Hickling & Swan
  • 1833
Improvement of the Mind.
Item:
  • 13603   
Object ID:
  • 996-84-84
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Self-improvement
Creator:
  • Watts, Isaac
Publisher:
  • Jenks, Hickling & Swan
Date:
  • 1833
Description:
Isaac Watts invented the steam engine; this may have some value. A treatise for students on how to improve and enrich the mind
13474Clock
  • Object, Clock
  • 1835 c
Clock
Item:
  • 13474   
Object ID:
  • 996-150-366
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Clock
Date:
  • 1835 c
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]
13420Request & receipt for payment to Ebenezer Shipey (?) for teaching and repairing chimney
  • Document, Manuscript
  • 1838
Request & receipt for payment to Ebenezer Shipey (?) for teaching and repairing chimney
Item:
  • 13420   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.060
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Date:
  • 1838
12963The Girl’s Own Book
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Etiquette
  • Other, Home Economics
  • Child, L. Maria
  • Applewood Books
  • 1834
The Girl’s Own Book
Item:
  • 12963   
Object ID:
  • 015.FIC.458.1
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Etiquette
  • Other, Home Economics
Creator:
  • Child, L. Maria
Publisher:
  • Applewood Books
Date:
  • 1834
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.
12795Practical and Mental Arithmetic, on a New Plan...
  • Publication, Book
  • Smith, Roswell C.
  • Paine & Burgess
  • 1835
Practical and Mental Arithmetic, on a New Plan...
Item:
  • 12795   
Object ID:
  • 015.003.01
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Creator:
  • Smith, Roswell C.
Publisher:
  • Paine & Burgess
Date:
  • 1835
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.
12684The Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Episcopal churches
  • Other, Religion
  • B. Waugh and T. Mason
  • 1832.
The Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Item:
  • 12684   
Object ID:
  • 996-37-37
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Episcopal churches
  • Other, Religion
Publisher:
  • B. Waugh and T. Mason
Date:
  • 1832.
Description:
Stamped owner's mark inside cover: "Benjamin Thom."
12682Practical Morality or a Guide to Men and Manners
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Etiquette
  • Other, Moral & ethical aspects
  • J.A. Clussman
  • 1831
Practical Morality or a Guide to Men and Manners
Item:
  • 12682   
Object ID:
  • 996-148-14
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Etiquette
  • Other, Moral & ethical aspects
Publisher:
  • J.A. Clussman
Date:
  • 1831
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
12665Abstract of Infantry Tactics
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Military training
  • Hilliard
  • 1830
Abstract of Infantry Tactics
Item:
  • 12665   
Object ID:
  • 996-2-2
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Military training
Publisher:
  • Hilliard
Date:
  • 1830
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.
12605Rhetorical Reader
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Reading
  • Other, Reading Aloud
  • Porter, Ebenezer, D.D.
  • Mark H. Newman
  • 1835.
Rhetorical Reader
Item:
  • 12605   
Object ID:
  • 996-165-16
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Reading
  • Other, Reading Aloud
Creator:
  • Porter, Ebenezer, D.D.
Publisher:
  • Mark H. Newman
Collection:
  • Books in Archival Storage
Date:
  • 1835.
Description:
Instructions and exercises for reading aloud.
12582The History of the State of Maine from its first discovery, A. D. 1602 to The Separation, A. D. 1820, Inclusive. Vol. II
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Other, Maine
  • Williamson, William D.
  • Cumberland Press. Original by Glazier
  • 1832
The History of the State of Maine from its first discovery, A. D. 1602 to The Separation, A. D. 1820, Inclusive. Vol. II
Item:
  • 12582   
Object ID:
  • 000-3-273
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Maine
Creator:
  • Williamson, William D.
Publisher:
  • Cumberland Press. Original by Glazier
Date:
  • 1832
Description:
Facsimile edition; only vol. II is in the collection. The contents are listed chronologically in the Contents section of the front.
12559Confession of Faith and Covenant adopted by the 1st Congregational Church, Mount Desert, Maine
  • Document, Pamphlet
  • 1834
Confession of Faith and Covenant adopted by the 1st Congregational Church, Mount Desert, Maine
Item:
  • 12559   
Object ID:
  • 015.FIC.07.05
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Pamphlet
Collection:
  • Higgins Papers
Date:
  • 1834
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.
11458A Collection of Hymns For the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Hymn Books
  • Other, Methodist churches
  • Other, Music & songs
  • T. Mason and G. Lane
  • 1839
A Collection of Hymns For the use of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Item:
  • 11458   
Object ID:
  • 996-112-11
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Hymn Books
  • Other, Methodist churches
  • Other, Music & songs
Publisher:
  • T. Mason and G. Lane
Date:
  • 1839
Description:
"Principally from the collection of the Rev. John Wesley, A.M. Revised and Corrected."
10612Newsclipping: “John Allen Somes” September 8, 1836
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Obituary
  • 1836
Newsclipping: “John Allen Somes” September 8, 1836
Item:
  • 10612   
Object ID:
  • 1997.0739
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, Obituary
Date:
  • 1836
Description:
Newsclipping: “John Allen Somes” September 8, 1836.