Description: Letter by W.B. Franklin Dec 10, 1853, 2 p Letter, W.B. Franklin , Oct 8, 1855, 2 p. law suit dropped against Elisha Gilsey [sic] and Joseph Gilsey [sic] Gilley Memo Trespasses, etc by E.S.G (no name) , Dec 12, 1891, 2p Letter by C.S. Hamlin, Nov 5 1896, re title of the lighthouse for eviction Letter by Issac Dyer, US Attorney to Attorney General, explanation of ownership of Baker's Island, building of schoolhouse, Mar 11, 1898, 3 p. Letter by John Griggs, Atty Gen, Mar 18, 1898, 3 p. Referring to letter from Justice Dept on Nov 5, 1898 Letter by Grimsby McHarg, Acting Sec Dept of Commerce and Labor indicating satisfaction that boat landing is used in common by the public and the government, May 6, 1909 Reproduced from National Archives [show more]
Description: Hollis M. Smith, Julia B. Smith v Charles S. Richardson, James E. Smallidge, Mary Matthews, Andrew Somes, Jr, Valeria Bent, partition land in Somesville
Description: Lengthy account at beginning of document relating 1785 grant to Sir John Bernard by Court of Commonwealth of Massachusetts half of the Island of Mount Desert, and following disposition of land.
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.
Description: Complaint for land by Charles Richardson v Lillian P. Somes and quit claim deed transferring land from Lillian Somes to Georgia Somes Stanley
Description: Agrees to allow his mother to use house which she occupies. Handwritten on paper that is browning. Maybe another copy of this document elsewhere in archive 5 box. She's to furnish her own tea, coffee, sweetening, and wearing apparel and pay her own ?
Description: Deed from the Bingham heirs of Baker's Island, Dec 28, 1827, from State of Maine records in the National Arcives, File No. 3, handwritten, 3p
Description: Property deed -lands being transferred for the quantity of 2 thousand dollars from Lewis and Sophronia Freeman to George FreemanJudge - Benjamin Atherton
Description: Typewritten copy of deed of John Somes to Harry G. Somes in Somesville, conveying mill, real estate in New Mill Pond area, Northwest Arm lot
Description: Deed Edwin Leesile conveyed to Sarah Roddick and Fountain Rodick land in Eden Bar Harbor, land that has a mortgage of $1,000 and David Roddick will take up the mortgage Informal deed
Description: 1862 Deed from John Somes, Abraham Somes, Judith Babson, Emily Noyes to Jacob Somes, for land beginning from Abraham Somes to Oak Hill at a line of land of lake? to John Somes by Jacob Somes administator 1865 Cornelius Wasgatt to George B. Somes, John Somes to Amos Hooper land in Mt Desert
Description: Quit claim deed Deeds of conveyance to Jacob Somes from Salem Town (spelled without e at the top of the deed) for $500 Multiple lots Lot number 2, Mountain.Reuler Hobbs in Mount Desert Abraham Somes to Granger B. Somes (2 copies), Charles Branscom to Abraham Somes
Description: Two photocopiesGovernor Council, House of Reps, and Great and General Court of the Commonwealth of Mass on Feb 27, 1762 deeded Sir Francis Bernard, Baronet Mount Desert Island. It could do this because King William and Queen Mary grant the Province of Mass land between Nova Scotia and Sagadehock River Francis Bernard petitioned the King who approved The record appears in the Civil Commissions Book 1767 to 1775
Description: Quit Claim Deed of 100 acres of land in Mount Desert to David Bartlett from Degregoire and Maria Theresa de Gregoire (nee du Cadillac) land for 5 Spanish milled dollars. Description of boundaries