Description: This appears to be a receipt showing that B. H. Higgins was paid the amount of $137.50, a quarterly salary, for the his services as the keeper of the Saddleback Ledge Lighthouse. The dates paid through are from Sept 1st, 1858 to December 31st, 1858.
Description: Isaac Somes' ledger of items he bought in Boston and probably brought back to sell on Mount Desert Island. Reference on back pages to Somes' leasing of woolen mill to Richard Nanson (?) in 1879 -1883. Nanson was to agree to prohibit smoking on premises. May be a draft of a leasing agreement between Somes and Nanson (?) for operation of the woolen mill. Ledger begins in 1850 and continues to 1857. The draft fo the agreement with Nanson was written in 1878. [show more]
Description: Bill of Sale between Jacob Higgins and Thomas Church (last name?). "I agree to sell the timbers that lies on Sparow Higgins Landing so called if he likes the timbers and all the plank also by paying 12 dollars per thousand." Blue Hill April 28th, 1883
Description: Black ledger with red binding includes Minutes of meetings from the Somesville Union Meeting House U.C.C. (Congregational Church) from 9/18/1914 - 1930
Description: Marbled Book with paper mend on binding Minutes of meetings from the Somesville Christian Endeavor Society Journal, Somesville Union Meeting House U.C.C. (Congregational Church) from 8/27/1895 -11/13/1912
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: July 1925 Maplewood Farm , E.T. Richardson, proprietor Milk, Cream, Poultry, Vegetables Eggs, Butter and Berries Sold to Mrs. Johnson 11 doz eggs, lard, coffee and (illegible) total $19.38
Description: cream eggs Hulls Cove, Maine June 1 1953 D. Waymouth in account withFair Acres Dairy Milk raw and pasteurizedtelephone 183W-1 H.C. WhitneyMay -15 milk, 3 eggs total $5.89 1994 Menu Guide for Mount Desert Island
Description: Black Book with red binding includes Minutes of meetings from the MDI Local Union of Christian Endeavor and Epworth League, Somesville Union Meeting House U.C.C. (Congregational Church) from 5/5/1906 -10/27/1917
Description: Statement of amount paid by James Somes' father, Abraham Somes Sr to James for work. He worked for $12 per month for five years On back states "James Somes aut? against father's estate".
Description: Four envelopes containing reciepts for printing and mailing newsletters over different years. One envelope also contains unused 29 cent stamps. Bill from Walter Capbell for chimney work.