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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
3906Sale of land from Babson to Somes
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Bill of Sale
  • Other, Land transfer
  • Other, Somes Harbor
  • 1823
Description:
Hand written copy of land transfer record of property near head of Somes Sound from Eben Babson to John Somes, formerly owned by Ephraim Haynes.
14665The Pronouncing Spelling Book
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Spelling
  • Other, Word Pronounciation
  • Cummings, J.A.
  • Cummings and Hilliard
  • 1821.
Description:
Rules for spelling and guide for word pronounciation. Marian Townsend written on first page.
14165Elements of Elocution...
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Public speaking
  • Walker, John
  • 1825
14135The Introduction to Ancient and Modern Geography:
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Geography
  • Cummings, J.A.
  • Cummings and Hilliard
  • 1820.
13891The Adventures of Roderick Random Vol I
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Fiction
  • Smollett, Tobias
  • J. Harding
  • 1827
Description:
fiction stamped Daniel Somes
13825The Military and Political Life, Character and Anecdotes of Napoleon Bonaparte.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Other, Napoleon
  • Las Cases, Count
  • Chauncey Goodrich
  • 1823.
13818A New System of Mercantile Arithmetic
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Mathematics
  • Other, Merchants
  • Walsh, Michael, AM
  • Cushing and Appleton
  • 1820.
Description:
Sections on Numeration: tables of money, weights, measures; practical questions, bills of parcels, vulgar fractions, simple interest, insurance, and more. Inscribed in front "Haskell Norwood" and Wm. Burnett (?) Ellsworth, 1838 and in back "Haskell lNorwook Mt Desert", also Nathan Salsbury (?) Esq. (?)
12962Seventy-five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Home Economics
  • A Lady of Philadelphia
  • Munroe and Francis
  • 1828
Description:
This is a facsimile of the original 1828 publication. The writer is really Eliza Lislie
12700The Saint's Everlasting Rest, or A Treatise of the Blessed State of the Saints in their Enjoyment of God in Heaven
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Religion
  • Other, Saints
  • Baxter, Richard
  • Simeon Butler
  • 1822.
Description:
Handwritten inside front cover: "Mary Somes; From old Lewis Somes house".
12701Short Poems: Including a Sketch of the Scriptures to the book of Ruth: Satan's Great Devise, or Lines on Intemperance: I and Conscience, or A Dialogue on Universalism: and a few others on various subjects
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Blue Hill
  • Other, Poetry
  • Other, Religion
  • Fisher, Jonathan
  • A. Shirley [printer]
  • 1827
Description:
Handwritten inside cover:"Fred S. Thompson, Mt. Desert, Maine"
12699The Publications of the American Tract Society Vol III.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Religion
  • Flagg and Gould
  • 1824.
Description:
Various religious tracts. Handwritten inside front cover: "From old Lewis Somes house." Hnadwritten inside back cover: "Lewis Somes, Mount Desert ____".
12627The English Reader
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Readers
  • Murray, Lindley
  • James I. Cutler & Co.
  • 1827
Description:
" Pieces in prose and poetry selected from the best writers designed to assist young persons to read with propriety and effect..." Inscribed "the property of Sarah y Mayo Eden Maine February the 1830" [front] " the property of Sarah G (?) Wiggins" [back]
12603The English Reader
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, English language
  • Other, Readers
  • Murray, Lindley
  • Cushing and Jewett
  • 1824
Description:
From the title page: "Pieces in prose and poetry, selected from the best writers. Designed to assist young persons to read with propriety and effect; to improve their language and sentiments; and to inculcate some of the most imortant principles of piety and virtue..."
12602English Reader; or Pieces in Prose and Poetry.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Readers
  • Murray, Lindley
  • J.J. Williams
  • 1820
Description:
"To assist young persons to read with propriety and effect, to improve their language and sentiments; and to inculcate some of the most important principles of piety and virtue with a few preliminary observations on the principles of good reading." Inscribed Daniel Somes jr., Mt. Desert
12599Poems by William Cowper, Esq.; of the inner temple.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Poetry
  • Cowper, William, Esq.
  • Timothy Bedlington
  • 1826.
Description:
Collection of poetry in 3 volumes. We have volumes III and III.
11423Athalaney Fly Quilt, 1824
  • Object, Art, Needlework, Quilt
  • Other, Quilts
  • 1824
Description:
Patchwork and embroidered quilt. Embroidered inscription reads, "When this you see / Remember me/ Athalaney Fly/ Mouonldefort [Mount Desert]/ August 26, 1824/ Aged 7 years / 3 months." Athlaney was the daughter of Patty Somes Flye and James Flye; she died at the age of 18 and is buried in the Flye Cemetery in Tremont.
4024Sale of Fulling Mill by Isaac Somes to Jacob Somes
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Bill of Sale
  • Other, Mills
  • 1829
Description:
Isaac Somes self-described as clothier; Jacob Somes as blacksmith.
3873Deed of Backer's [Sic] Baker's Island
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Baker's Island
  • Other, Deed
  • Other, Lighthouses
  • 12/28/1827
Description:
Deed from the Bingham heirs of Baker's Island, Dec 28, 1827, from State of Maine records in the National Arcives, File No. 3, handwritten, 3p
3785Photocopy of deed to Abraham Somes from John Somes
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Deed
  • 1826
Description:
John Somes deeding to Abraham Somes land
3784Deed from Isaac Somes to Jacob Somes
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Deed
  • 1823?
Description:
Deed
3594Notice of Auction of Abraham Somes Estate
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Other, Estates
  • 4/2/1822
Description:
Paper indicating a notice of an auction taking place 2 yrs 7 months after his death
3470Tax Records
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record
  • Other, Taxes
  • 1829
Description:
Tax Records valuation of property 1829 by the categories of houses, warehouses, grist mills, saw mills. oxen, tones of vessels, young cattle, swin, total personal estate, total personal real estate
3469Tax Records
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record
  • Other, Taxes
  • 1820
Description:
Tax Records 1820 Mount Desert Listed as North Parrish by poll tax, estate tax and total
3467Tax Records
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record
  • Other, Taxes
  • 1827
Description:
Tax Records 1827 Mount Desert by poll tax, estate tax and total Miscellaneious pieces of paper within the book
2460Taxes for 1825, Simon Milliken Assessor
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record
  • Other, Taxes
  • 1825
Description:
Taxes for 1825, Simon Milliken Assessor Poll tax of? $3 pays 4 cents. Highway surveyors for 1825 listed, Highway tax $2,000