Description: Isaac Somes' woolen mill in Somesville. Three-story building, clapboards on front, shingles on side. Side facing brook shows 15 windows, five on each story. The front shows five windows and door on left. One chimney at front end of roof. Building sits on stone foundation. Bare trees surround mill. Marked on back, “The Woolen Mill along Somes Brook to Cemetery on other side of cemetery"
Description: Isaac Somes' woolen mill in Somesville. Three-story building, clapboards on front, shingles on side. Side facing brook shows 15 windows, five on each story. The front shows five windows and door on left. One chimney at front end of roof. Building sits on stone foundation. Bare trees surround mill. The title The OLD SOMESVILLE WOOLEN MILL -Built in 1847" is printed at the bottom of the negative.
Description: 1843 petition of grievances to House of Representatives concerning unattached, short piers, costly tolls, insufficient height and draw of bridge. Relates to original Trenton Bridge.
Description: Capt. of Brig "Grand Turk" appeared before at Emulate of US in Gibralter re vessel taking on water,crew pumping; protests losses, damages, expenses due to gale wind, high seas.
Description: Legal fees owed by the Town of Mount Desert Debited and Credited. A statement of the Seaville and Gilpatrick Cases - Mount Desert Statement written by Town Agent, M Heath L initials in names may be S. Unclear what Heath's first name is
Description: Letter Amasa Higgins (could also be Ana Higgins) Deer Isle from Richard Warren, Gouldsboro, Deer Isle re: purchase of mill logs and shingle wood.
Description: Feb 4, 1846 Jeremiah Higgins and Samuel Richards, overseers of the poor in Eden do bind Harriet Smith , a minor, to Amos Clements as a servant until she is 18 Clements agrees to keep and support Harriet, teach her to read and write, furnish her with suitable food and clothing in sickness and in health and furnish a physician if necessary Harriet is the daughter of Esther Smith
Description: List of notes given for principle as exhibited by Richard Higgins March 19th 1848. On the list are Nicholas Thomas, Gideon Mayo, Joseph Hopkins , Eben Young, William Atherton, David Leland, and many other early Eden residents. Some interest payments are shown.