Description: 5x6 leather photo album containing sixteen unidentified portraits. Condition of album cover, poor. Some pages at end of photo album are empty. Some photos in album are tintypes, others are studio portraits on paper. Inscription on frontispiece is Dec. 25, 1880. Photos in the album have been left in the pages as found in the collection. Each page has been scanned and given a separate object ID #
Description: Cambridge Wednesday March. 31. 1880. This evening the gentlemen named below met at 34 Grays and had a talk about the camping expedition which has been proposed by Charles Eliot. The party is to have the use of Mr. C. W. Eliot's yacht and camping outfit, and the plan is that each member of the party shall do some work in some branch of natural history or science. Charles Eliot has invited 12 person to be members of the club, and 7 of these were present this evening, as follows. [show more]
Description: From a note, possibly as display label, inserted in the notebook: Charles Eliot's notes on the early explorers of the New England coast. This notebook was probably compiled in 1881-1883. Some of the notes were used in S. A. E's "Mt. Desert" Two pages have been cut out from the start of the notebook. Pages have been numbered with a sequential stamp. The first remaining page is 5. The last numbered page is 288. In most of the notebook there is writing only on the odd pages - the right page of an open two page spread. A single detached page found in the notebook is entitled, "Summary". This page is entered separately as 005.17.20 27 x 23 cm. [show more]
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: Title page: Champlain Society Records Camp Log 1882 Camp Asticou Northeast Harbor Me. - Also the yacht log 1882. First entry: Sunday July 2nd, 1882 Last entry: Monday September 11th, 1882
Description: To Mary Newman from Charlotte Newman, daughter, in Ellsworth, 1882 She has heard from Jane and she is sick. "The doctor sess (sic) she never will be eny better" ..."she has nothing to make hir comfitable and has to work like a dog" Mentions Harry coming to see Mary and father.
Description: Document turning over property of James Grining, held in guardianship for his minor heirs by HH Clark, to his son (not named and did not sign). Only witnesses : Thomas Savage, Cora E. Bracy. Tremont Apr 8, 1882
Document, Government, Marriage Record, Marriage Certificate
Date:
1883
Description: Holes cut out for photographs of bride and groom Mr. Clark and Miss Stanley were from Tremont. They were married on Oct. 28, 1883 by Rev. J.S. Allen 14" X 21"
Description: Title page: Champlain Society. Records | Vol. VII (crossed out) | Camp Log | 1883. | Camp Asticou. | Northeast Harbor | Maine | From July 8th to September 6th Pages hand numbered through 143
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]
Document, Government, Marriage Record, Marriage Certificate
Date:
1884
Description: Marriage Certificate: Captain Lester E. Pray of Eden and Kate L. Heath of Mount Desert, Tremont, February 2, 1884. Lester (1859-1927) and Katherine (Kate) (1862-1941) were the parents of Lucie Pray and residents of Somesville. Certificate is framed in brown wood frame; glass is touching certificate; wooden back board.; should be removed and reframed.
Description: Title page: Champlain Society. | Records. | Vol IX (crossed out) | Camp Log 1884. Cover detached, some water damage. Includes 9 photographs of various locations on Mount Desert Island. One photograph of Camp Asticou follows the title page. The remaining photographs follow the text. First entry: Sunday, July 13th. Last entry: Tuesday, August 26th Pages hand numbered through page 105. Photographs are on unnumbered pages.
Description: Application for membership, James Parker Post, GAR. Received gunshot wounds; resection left forearm. "Gradual loss of sight up to 1873; since then total blindness."