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10612Newsclipping: “John Allen Somes” September 8, 1836
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
  • Other, Obituary
  • 1836
Newsclipping: “John Allen Somes” September 8, 1836
Item:
  • 10612   
Object ID:
  • 1997.0739
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Newspaper Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, Obituary
Date:
  • 1836
Description:
Newsclipping: “John Allen Somes” September 8, 1836.
16732Request for road through Pretty Marsh
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Cemeteries
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
  • Other, Roads
  • Other, Schools
  • 1839
Request for road through Pretty Marsh
Item:
  • 16732   
Object ID:
  • 006.57.43.a-k
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Other, Cemeteries
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
  • Other, Roads
  • Other, Schools
Collection:
  • Pretty Marsh
Date:
  • 1839
Description:
1. 1839 petition, commission survey related to request for road from Seal Cove through Pretty Marsh to Narrows; second request of 1843. 2. Personal letter from "Betty" about arriving in Pretty Marsh, fishing; reference to Mrs. Rumill's home and Edna (no date). 3. Compositions by Linnie (?) Smith: "Work", "House Cleaning", "The object of attending school", "Ice". Also "Verses for Otto". 4. Pencilled notes by Linda Florence (Smith) Foote on brown paper about store, post office on Pretty Marsh; Bar, Tinker, Hardwood, Bartletts Islands. 4. Note about Israel Atherton and family. 5. Letter from Elizabeth C. Wescott of Blue Hill to Mrs. Hysom, 1980, concerning area families' histories. 6. Photo. of stone from Pretty Marsh cemetery inscribed "Hear [sic] lies the body of James Pray was drowned 1784 (?) 7. 1968 newspaper ad. for bids to "purchase and remove woodshed at Pretty Marsh schoolhouse." 8. Newspaper clippings about charges against Judge Darius L. V. Moffett (no date). 9. Copies of photographs of Mary Anna Smith, Capt. Sewell Smith, Reuben Smith, Lois Bartlett Smith. [show more]
12605Rhetorical Reader
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Reading
  • Other, Reading Aloud
  • Porter, Ebenezer, D.D.
  • Mark H. Newman
  • 1835.
Rhetorical Reader
Item:
  • 12605   
Object ID:
  • 996-165-16
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Reading
  • Other, Reading Aloud
Creator:
  • Porter, Ebenezer, D.D.
Publisher:
  • Mark H. Newman
Collection:
  • Books in Archival Storage
Date:
  • 1835.
Description:
Instructions and exercises for reading aloud.
12684The Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Episcopal churches
  • Other, Religion
  • B. Waugh and T. Mason
  • 1832.
The Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Item:
  • 12684   
Object ID:
  • 996-37-37
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Episcopal churches
  • Other, Religion
Publisher:
  • B. Waugh and T. Mason
Date:
  • 1832.
Description:
Stamped owner's mark inside cover: "Benjamin Thom."
16891Seal Cove--Schools
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Other, Schools
  • Other, Seal Cove
  • 1832
Seal Cove--Schools
Item:
  • 16891   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.011
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Subject:
  • Other, Schools
  • Other, Seal Cove
Date:
  • 1832
13603 Improvement of the Mind.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Self-improvement
  • Watts, Isaac
  • Jenks, Hickling & Swan
  • 1833
Improvement of the Mind.
Item:
  • 13603   
Object ID:
  • 996-84-84
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Self-improvement
Creator:
  • Watts, Isaac
Publisher:
  • Jenks, Hickling & Swan
Date:
  • 1833
Description:
Isaac Watts invented the steam engine; this may have some value. A treatise for students on how to improve and enrich the mind
4022Sale of Sheep island to John Soames [sic]
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Bill of Sale
  • Other, Deed
  • Other, Sheep Island
  • 1835
Sale of Sheep island to John Soames [sic]
Item:
  • 4022   
Object ID:
  • 001.162.8
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Bill of Sale
Subject:
  • Other, Deed
  • Other, Sheep Island
Date:
  • 1835
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.
3468Tax Records
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record
  • Other, Taxes
  • 1830
Tax Records
Item:
  • 3468   
Object ID:
  • 019.06.8
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record
Subject:
  • Other, Taxes
Collection:
  • Town of Mount Desert
Date:
  • 1830
Description:
Tax Records 1830 Mount Desert Listed as North Parrish by poll tax, estate tax and total
3459Bill for L. Higgins from Samuel Reed
  • Object, Armaments, Bill
  • June 11, 1833
Bill for L. Higgins from Samuel Reed
Item:
  • 3459   
Object ID:
  • 009.003.008
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Object, Armaments, Bill
Date:
  • June 11, 1833
Description:
This appears to be an account bill for L. Higgins from Samuel Reed. Each item is dated and they appear to be mostly grocery store items.
3626Ledger
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • 1833
Ledger
Item:
  • 3626   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.085
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
Date:
  • 1833
3191Stove Lid Lifter
  • Object, Furnishings, Stove Tool, Stove Lifter
  • c.1830
Stove Lid Lifter
Item:
  • 3191   
Object ID:
  • 002-47-680
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Stove Tool, Stove Lifter
Date:
  • c.1830
Description:
wound iron rod with loop handle and turned end found at kitchen midden of Benjamin and Sophronia Carter home “C” relates to a map that was created by Alice Smith 002.47
12795Practical and Mental Arithmetic, on a New Plan...
  • Publication, Book
  • Smith, Roswell C.
  • Paine & Burgess
  • 1835
Practical and Mental Arithmetic, on a New Plan...
Item:
  • 12795   
Object ID:
  • 015.003.01
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Creator:
  • Smith, Roswell C.
Publisher:
  • Paine & Burgess
Date:
  • 1835
Description:
"...in which mental arithmetic is combined with the use of the slate; containing a complete system for all practical purposes; being in dollars and cents, stereotype edition, revised and enlarged, with exercises for the slate, in which as added a practical system of book-keeping." Exercises cover compound numbers, fractions, and decimals.
13474Clock
  • Object, Clock
  • 1835 c
Clock
Item:
  • 13474   
Object ID:
  • 996-150-366
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Clock
Date:
  • 1835 c
Description:
Clock made by “Boardman and Wells - Forestville, Conn.”. Label inside glass shows eagle with “E Plurubus Unum”. Also marked, “Improved clocks manufactured and sold by Boardman and Wells, Bristol, Conn. Case Tiffany and Co, Printers - Hartford”. Label gives directions to set clock. Glass not original. Probably had reverse painting on glass. Clock face is painted on wood. White in center with strawberries. Gold in corners. “Pillars” carved on each side of clock. Dark wood. Missing weight. The works are still intact. Donor info- came from Gilley house on Baker’s Island. This house was built by William Gilley in 1812. Clock was given to donor by his grandmother, Phoebe Gilley Stanley. [show more]
17519Bill-Of-Sale
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Bill of Sale
  • 1831
Bill-Of-Sale
Item:
  • 17519   
Object ID:
  • 997-36-525
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Bill of Sale
Date:
  • 1831
Description:
Bill from Military Store in Boston in wooden frame with dark finish. Bill attached to matte. Reads, “Military Store Boston Aug 22, 1831, J. Somes - Bought of John J. Low and Co. at their military rooms, no 19 Washington St. 1 sword [$6] 1 belt 1.02, 1 epaulet $3, sash $7. 1 cockade and eagle 2/3 - totaled 17.99. Rec Payment J.L. and Co. 1 1/4 yd Blue Broad Cloth @ 3.88 - 4.85, 1 fur hat @ 3.50 1 gal gin 1.56 totaled 27.90.
11798Wedding belt
  • Object, Clothing, Belt
  • ca. 1835
Wedding belt
Item:
  • 11798   
Object ID:
  • 009.074.017
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Clothing, Belt
Date:
  • ca. 1835
Description:
Silk wedding belt Belonged to Bethany Oaks who married Nathan Salisbury in 1835
13420Request & receipt for payment to Ebenezer Shipey (?) for teaching and repairing chimney
  • Document, Manuscript
  • 1838
Request & receipt for payment to Ebenezer Shipey (?) for teaching and repairing chimney
Item:
  • 13420   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.060
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Date:
  • 1838
4681Letter from Josiah Phillips to Luther A. Phillips
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Josiah Phillips
  • 1830
Letter from Josiah Phillips to Luther A. Phillips
Item:
  • 4681   
Object ID:
  • 007.112.1
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Creator:
  • Josiah Phillips
Date:
  • 1830
Description:
Photocopy of an 1830 handwritten letter from Josiah Phillips to Luther A. Phillips of Orland, Maine. The letter tells of the death of Josiah's father and Luther's father. The letter fills one-page; a photocopy of the page showing the address has also been copied. The orginal sheet of paper was approx. 15 inches wide and 12' high. It had been folded in half and the address written on the outside. The letter itself was about 7.5" in width and 12" high. [show more]
12559Confession of Faith and Covenant adopted by the 1st Congregational Church, Mount Desert, Maine
  • Document, Pamphlet
  • 1834
Confession of Faith and Covenant adopted by the 1st Congregational Church, Mount Desert, Maine
Item:
  • 12559   
Object ID:
  • 015.FIC.07.05
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Pamphlet
Collection:
  • Higgins Papers
Date:
  • 1834
Description:
Small pamphlet with Confession of Faith: Christ is God, The Holy Spirit is God, Sacred Trinity, and other Articles including Baptism and the Lord's Supper.
3376Desert Rock Light House Print
  • Image, Print
  • 1839
Desert Rock Light House Print
Item:
  • 3376   
Object ID:
  • 001-92-596
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Image, Print
Date:
  • 1839
Description:
Desert Rock Light House engraving of rough seas, three men in forground hoisting a log with lighthouse back right, boats back left. Black wooden frame illustration by W. Radclyffe/ Engraving by R. Doughty
1618Pillowcase
  • Object, Furnishings, Pillowcase
  • c 1835
Pillowcase
Item:
  • 1618   
Object ID:
  • 997-81-580.a-b
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Pillowcase
Date:
  • c 1835
Description:
Hand stitched with ruffle on edge. Marked in brown ink “Mary A. Tapley”. Number after name not legible. Donor info - pillow case from Somes family of Gloucester, Massachusetts. From 1835 trousseau of Mary A. Tapley. It appears that there are two identical pillowcases with this ID #.