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13857The Practical Arithmetic, Designed for the Use of Schools and Academies...
  • Document, Instructional, Instruction Book
  • Other, Education
  • Other, Elementary school teaching
  • Other, Mathematics
  • Stoddard, John F.
  • Sheldon & Company
  • 1852
The Practical Arithmetic, Designed for the Use of Schools and Academies...
Item:
  • 13857   
Object ID:
  • 006.1.7
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Document, Instructional, Instruction Book
Subject:
  • Other, Education
  • Other, Elementary school teaching
  • Other, Mathematics
Creator:
  • Stoddard, John F.
Publisher:
  • Sheldon & Company
Collection:
  • Books in Archival Storage
Date:
  • 1852
3528Court document of debt of deceased John Somes
  • Document, Government, Probate
  • Other, Estates
  • Oct 27, 1852
Court document of debt of deceased John Somes
Item:
  • 3528   
Object ID:
  • 011.FIC.14.7
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Government, Probate
Subject:
  • Other, Estates
Date:
  • Oct 27, 1852
Description:
Jacob Somes the administrator of the deceased's estate, John Somes, received court approval to sell real estate of John Somes to pay debts of $1107.66 through an advertised sale
12633The Ladies Cabinet of Fashion, Music & Romance, Vol 14
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Fashion industry
  • Other, Women
  • G. Henderson
  • 1850.
The Ladies Cabinet of Fashion, Music & Romance, Vol 14
Item:
  • 12633   
Object ID:
  • 996-92-92
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Fashion industry
  • Other, Women
Publisher:
  • G. Henderson
Date:
  • 1850.
Description:
Reader for women. Contains colored Godey plates. Inscribed in front: From the late Ellen Gerry's Collection.
12664The Village Blacksmith
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Fiction?
  • Everett, James
  • Carlton and Phillips
  • 1853.
The Village Blacksmith
Item:
  • 12664   
Object ID:
  • 996-194-19
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Fiction?
Creator:
  • Everett, James
Publisher:
  • Carlton and Phillips
Date:
  • 1853.
Description:
From title page: piety and usefulness exemplified in a memoir of the life of Samuel Hick, late of Micklefield, Yorkshire From the Seventh london Edition.
3204School Master’s Desk
  • Object, Furnishings, Floor Stand, Lectern
  • Other, Desks
  • Other, Furniture
  • Other, Schools
  • Other, Teachers
  • 1850s
School Master’s Desk
Item:
  • 3204   
Object ID:
  • 996-248-464
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Furnishings, Floor Stand, Lectern
Subject:
  • Other, Desks
  • Other, Furniture
  • Other, Schools
  • Other, Teachers
Date:
  • 1850s
Description:
Top lifts to reveal space for books and pencils. One drawer at top with white knob. Two doors with shelves behind. One drawer at bottom missing pull. Decorative cut base. Lender info - used by Lynam Smith during the 1850s when he was the teacher in the first school in Pretty Marsh, called "The Little Red Schoolhouse." Lyman Smith also taught in other area schools. Donor is a descendant of Smith.
4299Letter to President Franklin Pierce
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Government - Municipal
  • Other, History - Ellsworth
  • People
  • 1853
Letter to President Franklin Pierce
Item:
  • 4299   
Object ID:
  • 002-16-20-2410
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Other, Government - Municipal
  • Other, History - Ellsworth
  • People
Date:
  • 1853
Description:
Duplicate record of 011.FIC. 29.76 Hand-written letter to President Franklin Pierce from Daniel Somes Jr. (1803-1883) submitting Thomas Jones's name to be considered for office of Collector of the Customs for the District of Frenchmen’s Bay from Mount Desert, March 1853.
14622Progressive Parsing Book
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Grammar
  • Weld, Allen H.
  • Bailey and Noyes.
  • 1859
Progressive Parsing Book
Item:
  • 14622   
Object ID:
  • 996-154-15
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Grammar
Creator:
  • Weld, Allen H.
Publisher:
  • Bailey and Noyes.
Date:
  • 1859
Description:
Parsing and Syntax Prose and Poetry
13879True Stories from Modern History.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • C.S. Francis and Co.
  • 1859.
True Stories from Modern History.
Item:
  • 13879   
Object ID:
  • 996-190-19
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, History
Publisher:
  • C.S. Francis and Co.
Date:
  • 1859.
Description:
Short historical stories. gift of Abbie Thomas Richardson
12643Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Hymn Books
  • Lane and Scott
  • 1852
Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Item:
  • 12643   
Object ID:
  • 015.FIC.02
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Hymn Books
Publisher:
  • Lane and Scott
Date:
  • 1852
Description:
Revised Edition. Inscribed in front: Melissa D. Higgins. Includes first line and verse indices.
3993Insurance certificate
  • Document, Financial, Insurance Record, Insurance Policy
  • Other, Indian Point School
  • Other, Insurance
  • Higgins, Benjamin H.
  • 1854
Insurance certificate
Item:
  • 3993   
Object ID:
  • 008.003.001
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Insurance Record, Insurance Policy
Subject:
  • Other, Indian Point School
  • Other, Insurance
Creator:
  • Higgins, Benjamin H.
Collection:
  • Benjamin H. Higgins
Date:
  • 1854
Description:
Insurance certificate - Indian Point School district, Eden, Bar Harbor, Benjamin H. Higgins (insurance agent)
16802From Means & Clark
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Insurance
  • Other, Sailing ships
  • 1851
From Means & Clark
Item:
  • 16802   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.065g
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Insurance
  • Other, Sailing ships
Date:
  • 1851
Description:
Re insurance on "Emma Francis". Later note at bottom by Virginia Somes Sanderson.
12679Margaret and Henrietta
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Moral & ethical aspects
  • Sigourney, Mrs. L.H.
  • American Tract Society
  • 1852.
Margaret and Henrietta
Item:
  • 12679   
Object ID:
  • 996-104-10
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Moral & ethical aspects
Creator:
  • Sigourney, Mrs. L.H.
Publisher:
  • American Tract Society
Date:
  • 1852.
Description:
Decorative, embossed cloth cover.
2494Cosmopolitan Art Journal June 1857 No IV
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
  • Object, Art
  • Other, Crafts
  • Other, Periodicals
  • 1857
Cosmopolitan Art Journal June 1857 No IV
Item:
  • 2494   
Object ID:
  • 1998.1003
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Periodical, Magazine
Subject:
  • Object, Art
  • Other, Crafts
  • Other, Periodicals
Date:
  • 1857
Description:
Cosmopolitan Art Journal June 1857 No IV.
12692Thoughts upon Thought for Young Men
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Moral & ethical aspects
  • Other, Philosophy
  • Other, Religion
  • Free Will Baptist Printing Establishment
  • 1855.
Thoughts upon Thought for Young Men
Item:
  • 12692   
Object ID:
  • 996-186-18
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Moral & ethical aspects
  • Other, Philosophy
  • Other, Religion
Publisher:
  • Free Will Baptist Printing Establishment
Date:
  • 1855.
Description:
"In Three Parts. From the Second London Edition."
14159The Young Reporter or How to Write Shorthand
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Phonography
  • Other, Shorthand
  • Webster, E.
  • Dick and Fitzgerald Publishers
  • 1855
The Young Reporter or How to Write Shorthand
Item:
  • 14159   
Object ID:
  • 996-199-19
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Phonography
  • Other, Shorthand
Creator:
  • Webster, E.
Publisher:
  • Dick and Fitzgerald Publishers
Date:
  • 1855
Description:
Shorthand exercises
8905Maria Merritt Beckwith, Age 6
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • Other, Portrait
  • c 1850
Maria Merritt Beckwith, Age 6
Item:
  • 8905   
Object ID:
  • 996-39-39a
Catalog:
  • Photos
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
Subject:
  • Other, Portrait
Date:
  • c 1850
Description:
Maria Merritt Beckwith Age 6 in 1850. Seated in Rocking Chair. Grandmother of donor, Robert Harris of Oak Hill Road, Mt. Desert. Hair parted in middle, pulled back behind ears. Wearing necklaces and possibly pocket watch around neck. Plaid dress with flounces in skirt. Narrow white lace collar.
14097Abraham Somes III
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Portrait
  • c 1850s
Abraham Somes III
Item:
  • 14097   
Object ID:
  • 997-536-703
Catalog:
  • Photos
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Subject:
  • Other, Portrait
Date:
  • c 1850s
Description:
Copy of tintype of ambro type of Abraham Somes III. Dark hair parted on one side and brushed down. Beard from ears below chin, not on chin (plain folks style). Heavy black coat over double breasted vest, white shirt with black silk tie. Image appears to be scratched at bottom.
4000Deed to land from Freeman to Dodge
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
  • 08/28/1850
Deed to land from Freeman to Dodge
Item:
  • 4000   
Object ID:
  • 006.57.31
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Legal, Deed
Subject:
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
Collection:
  • Pretty Marsh
Date:
  • 08/28/1850
Description:
Typewritten copy of 1850 Deed.
14168The Intermediate Standard Speaker containing pieces for declamation...
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Public Speaking
  • Sargent, Epes
  • Charles Desilver
  • 1857.
The Intermediate Standard Speaker containing pieces for declamation...
Item:
  • 14168   
Object ID:
  • 996-86-86
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Public Speaking
Creator:
  • Sargent, Epes
Publisher:
  • Charles Desilver
Collection:
  • Books in Archival Storage
Date:
  • 1857.
12631The Progressive First Reader for Primary Classes...
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Readers
  • Town, Salem and Nelson M. Holbrook
  • Oliver Ellsworth
  • 1856
The Progressive First Reader for Primary Classes...
Item:
  • 12631   
Object ID:
  • 015.003.08
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Readers
Creator:
  • Town, Salem and Nelson M. Holbrook
Publisher:
  • Oliver Ellsworth
Date:
  • 1856
Description:
Written for students in public and private schools; primary goal is to gain and fix attention of pupil on lesson to be read. Inscribed C.G. Bordeaux, Sound
16796From A.C. Milliken
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Sailing ships
  • 1854
From A.C. Milliken
Item:
  • 16796   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.065j
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Sailing ships
Date:
  • 1854
Description:
Written from Campeachy re sickness (fever) among men, perhaps from drinking too many "spirits", and delay caused by a "norther."
16797From A.E. Milliken
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Sailing ships
  • 1853
From A.E. Milliken
Item:
  • 16797   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.065i
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Sailing ships
Date:
  • 1853
Description:
Re passage from Boston to Jacksonville, need for new sails, running rigging, painting, rats damaging sails
16803From David Bartlett (copy)
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Sailing ships
  • 1850
From David Bartlett (copy)
Item:
  • 16803   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.065f
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Sailing ships
Date:
  • 1850
Description:
Re at anchor in Mayaguez; to sail to Philadelphia; has sensitive plant seeds for Somes' daughters.
16805From David Bartlett
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Sailing ships
  • 1850
From David Bartlett
Item:
  • 16805   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.065d
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Sailing ships
Date:
  • 1850
Description:
Re Brig. Emma Frances loaded with long lumber bound from Calais for New Haven
16804From David Bartlett
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Sailing ships
  • 1850
From David Bartlett
Item:
  • 16804   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.065e
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Sailing ships
Date:
  • 1850
Description:
Re arrival in Mayaguez; laying by; crew sick.