Description: Songs and hymns for Sunday School, Social Gatherings, and Prayer Meetings. Inscribed Emma Whitmore, Oct. 4, 1882 and [??] Pray and Epping Camp Ground.
Description: Tall clear glass bottle with one handle on a foot. Has glass stopper shaped like spouting water. Pattern in rounded part of bottle. Paper label reads, “With kindest regards.” On label blue and white flowers and ferns.
Description: Nautical and Topographical map of Mount Desert Island. Some tears and a few small holes, but in fairly good condition. Size: 31.5" x 32.75 "
Description: Published by G.W. Morris 11 Myrtle St. Portland, ME 1886. Geo. H. Walker and Co. Lith Boston. Shows streets, house, Cadillac Mountain, boats in harbor and Bar Island.
Description: Affidavit in support of William P. Smith's ownership and occupation of land on shore of Somes Sound; signed by Lynam Somes, Andrew Whiting, John Somes, Libby Richardson, and William Kittredge before Johathan Hamor, Justice of the Peace.
Description: William P. Smith claims lot of land and the abstract gives the "grants and conveyances" that include the lot; includes references to John Bernard (1785), Mme. de Gregoire (1787) and many others. Mr. Campbell, Hancock Registry of Deeds concludes that "although the record title of the herein described premises are a little defective" William P. Smith's title may be good
Description: Framed charter of the GAR Post 105 (James Parker Post) of Mount Desert signed by the department commander and the assistant adjutant general. Charter signers: Benjamin F. Atherton, Edwin C. Parker, Nathaniel Teague, Thomas Clark, John C. Billings, Gilbert L. Lurvey, Amos S. Brown, William G. Joy, Jared R. Reed, Eben F. Burns, Llewellyn Cleaveland [sic], Joseph M. Higgins, Alfred C. Connors, Edwin M. Higgins, Albert N. Jones, Daniel Ladd, Richard B. Dodge, James Long. [show more]
Description: Application for membership, James Parker Post, GAR. Discharged by reason of gun shot wounds. Occupation: farmer [farmmer] Born In Ireland 16 Regiment Maine Volunteer
Description: Application for membership, James Parker Post, GAR. Discharged by reason of disability Served at Bottoms Bridge, VA Name may be spelled Reynolds, Occupation: lumberman
Description: Application for membership, James Parker Post, GAR. Occupation: carpenter In First Regiment H. Artillery Says he was in 3 Battery, Branch of Service
Description: Application for membership, James Parker Post, GAR. Discharged by reason of disability. Occupation: farmer Two applications, one dated 1885, age 56 and other , age 64 one residing in Tremont, the other in SWH