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13864Receipt for Items purchased in Store
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Higgins Brothers [store]
  • 1887 (?)
Description:
Receipt for boots, hat, shoes, peas, corn, tea, and more issues by Higging Brothers, dealers in Dry Goods and Groceries, Flour and Corn, Paints and Oils, Ready-made Clothing, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes. Store apparently was in Bar Harbor.
138151880 Champlain Society. | Report of the Meteorolical. Department by Samuel A. Eliot | Cambridge | 1881.
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
  • Eliot, Samuel A.
  • 1881
Description:
Three pages cut off the back of the notebook.
13602National Archives Reproductions
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • 1880
Description:
A CD disc that contains four photographs from the National Archives of Burnt Coat Harbor Lighthouse and shoreline, Swans Island, Maine. This CD was purchased by John Bryan, author, and donated to MDIHS along with an article about the lighthouse written for Chebacco, Vol VIII, 2006-2007. Images are not owned by MDIHS. But, images from the National Archives may be used if provenance noted. These images are in tif format and high resolution, suitable for reproduction. [show more]
13249Map of Mount Desert Island
  • Map
  • Colby & Stuart
  • 1887 (image)
Description:
Black line print of existing map. Size: 15" by 20"
12654Letter to Eugene Stanley re account of his father
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Bain Russell & Co.
  • 1887
Description:
Letter to Mr. Stanley indicating "unsettled accounts for a number of years" for a total of $59.35. Bain Russell & Co. are Ship Stores and Ship Chandlery in Portland, Maine; Mr. Stanley's father had recently died, apparently at sea, for mention is made in the letter of recovering the body.
12562The Ladies' Note-Book and Calendar
  • Document, Pamphlet
  • 1881
Description:
3" X 5.5" 24-page booklet that includes "receipts" (recipes), blank pages for notes, home remedies for various ailments, and a calendar.
12471Bond for Deed, Reuben W. Carter to Bloomfield Smith
  • Object, Pay Order, Bond
  • 1887
Description:
Reuben W. Carter to pay Bloomfield R. Smith $10,000.00 for c.40 acres of land on Beech Hill in Mt. Desert. Land described by who owns other land to north, south and west and by the county road to the east. (However, there is some confusion about who is the seller and who the buyer.)
12470Quit-Claim Deed Harvey F. Deming
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • 1887
Description:
Mary E. Black et al of Ellsworth, sole heir of Harvey F. Deming, discharges mortgage of Harvey F. Deming to William T. Mason, the debt having already been paid.
12469Quit-Claim Deed, John J. Somes et al to William P. Smith
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • 1887
Description:
John J. Somes (and Ann R. Fennelly, Adelma F. Joy, Kate J. Stevens), heirs of Jacob Somes of Mt. Desert, quit-claim to William P. Smith described land "at Somesville".
12468Quit-Claim Deed, Heirs of Jacob Somes to William P. Smith
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • 1888
Description:
Heirs of Jacob Somes (John J. Somes, Leonice K. Somes, Kate Y[?] Stevens, Adelma F. Joy, Ann R. Fennelly, William Fennelly) quit-claim to William P. Smith land described in document. This deed is to correct an error or omission in a former [1887] deed of the same premises. Furthermore, in this document Rebecca T. Somes, widow of Jacob Somes relinquishes her "right of dower in the above described premises..."
12467Warranty Deed, William P. Smith to Henry M. Hobert
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • 1887
Description:
William P. Smith sale of land in Somesville to Henry M. Hovert of Chicago. Land described in deed, north of school house on east side of county road.
12462Bill from W.B. Campbell to Dr. H.M. Hobart
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Invoice
  • 1887
Description:
Bill from W.B. Campbell to H.M. Hobart of Chicago for researching (?) title of the William P. Smith lot in Mt. Desert. This Hobart is likely the same person listed as Hovert in 015.FIC.033.14.
12088Invitation to reception for Gov. Robie
  • Document, Request, Invitation
  • 1884
Description:
Handwritten invitation and printed card to Mr. William Kittredge for reception for Governor Robie and staff, Citizens of Ellsworth, Hancock Hall, February 22, 1884.
11962Chart #3, Mount Desert Island 1883
  • Document, Chart, Navigational Chart
  • 1883
Description:
Coast Chart #3. Mount Desert Island and Approaches to Blue Hall Bay and Frenchman's Bay. 1883. "Charles Pepper" written on back.
11961Penobscot Bay, 1880. Chart #4.
  • Document, Chart, Navigational Chart
  • 1880
Description:
Penobscot Bay, 1880. Chart #4. Paper backed with linen. Stored in black canvas sleeve
11877Gilpin's Forest Scenery
  • Publication, Book
  • Francis George Heath, william Gilpin
  • 1887
11729Samuel de Champlain April 1882
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
  • Eliot, Charles
  • 1882
Description:
Samuel de Champlain April 1882 - Information about Samuel de Champlain Compiled/Written 1882 A copy of whole paper on Champlain by C. Eliot for Nathan Price (in 11 pages)
11728Charles Eliot's notes on the early explorers of the New England coast.
  • Document, Log
  • Eliot, Charles
  • 1881
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]
11727Champlain Society Records Camp Asticou Log 1882
  • Document, Log
  • 1882
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
11726Champlain Club Camp and Yacht "Sunshine" Logs 1880
  • Document, Log
  • 1880
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]
11724Champlain Society Records | Camp Asticou Log | 1883
  • Document, Log
  • 1883
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
11722Log of "Sunshine" | 1881
  • Document, Log
  • 1881
Description:
First entry: Aug. 23. Last entry: Sept 4.
11719Champlain Society Records | Camp Log 1884
  • Document, Log
  • 1884
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.
11715Champlain Society | Report of the Ichthyological. | Department. | 1880.
  • Document, Log
  • Rand, Edward L.
  • 1880
Description:
Title page: Champlain Society | 1880. | Report of the Ichthyological Department. | Cambridge | 1880. 17 hand numbered pages
11570Harpers School Geography
  • Publication, Book
  • Harper and Brothers
  • 1883
Description:
One copy Harper's School Geography, 1883. Signed Cora Walls of Bar Harbor and Nillie Wasgatt of Eden, Maine. School schedule written in pencil on flyleaf. On inside back cover, book signed Cora A. Wasgatt and Cora A. Sargent, Sound Me.