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39591842 Census, Hancock Co.
  • Document, Government, Census Record
  • Other, Blue Hill
  • Other, Castine
  • Other, Census
  • Other, Cranberry Islands
  • Other, Deer Isle
  • Other, Eden
  • Other, Hancock County
  • Other, Mount Desert
  • Other, Swans Island
  • Other, Trenton
  • 1842
1842 Census, Hancock Co.
Item:
  • 3959   
Object ID:
  • 009.020.18
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Government, Census Record
Subject:
  • Other, Blue Hill
  • Other, Castine
  • Other, Census
  • Other, Cranberry Islands
  • Other, Deer Isle
  • Other, Eden
  • Other, Hancock County
  • Other, Mount Desert
  • Other, Swans Island
  • Other, Trenton
Collection:
  • Hancock County Census
Date:
  • 1842
Description:
Population figures for Mt. Desert, Eden, Cranberry Isles, Seaville, Ellsworth, Trenton, Bucksport, Orland,l Dedham, Mariaville, Plantations, Blluehill, Surry, Swan's Island, Long Island, Sedgewick, Brooksville, Hog Island, Castine, Penobscot, Gouldsborough, Sullivan, Hancock, Franklin, Eastbrook, Deer Isle.
3958Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services...
  • Document, Government, Military Record
  • Other, Census
  • Other, Hancock County
  • Other, Maine
  • 1841
Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services...
Item:
  • 3958   
Object ID:
  • 009.020.19
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Government, Military Record
Subject:
  • Other, Census
  • Other, Hancock County
  • Other, Maine
Collection:
  • Census of Pensioners of Revolutionary or Military Services
Date:
  • 1841
Description:
Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or military services, for state of Maine, by county, names, ages, places of residence Photocopy
3609A statement of the Seaville and Gilpatrick Cases
  • Document, Financial, Financial Statement
  • Other, Law & legal affairs
  • Other, Mount Desert
  • Heath, William
  • 1840
A statement of the Seaville and Gilpatrick Cases
Item:
  • 3609   
Object ID:
  • 008.009.1
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Financial Statement
Subject:
  • Other, Law & legal affairs
  • Other, Mount Desert
Creator:
  • Heath, William
Collection:
  • Town of Mount Desert
Date:
  • 1840
Description:
Legal fees owed by the Town of Mount Desert Debited and Credited. A statement of the Seaville and Gilpatrick Cases - Mount Desert Statement written by Town Agent, M Heath L initials in names may be S. Unclear what Heath's first name is
18371Appointment of unknown person to office of justice of peace
  • Document, Permission, Commission
  • 1849
Appointment of unknown person to office of justice of peace
Item:
  • 18371   
Object ID:
  • 015.FIC.07.10
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Permission, Commission
Collection:
  • Higgins Papers
Date:
  • 1849
Description:
This document is from the State of Maine, but the name of person appointed to the office of justice of the peace for Hancock County is blank. It is signed by Ezra B. French, Secretary of State and indicates that upon payment of $5.00 the "commission will forthwith be made..."
18370Overseers of the Poor contract to take care of a poor girl, Harriet Smith
  • Document, Permission, Commission
  • Other, Overseer of the Poor
  • Other, Poverty
  • 1846
Overseers of the Poor contract to take care of a poor girl, Harriet Smith
Item:
  • 18370   
Object ID:
  • 008.10.1
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Permission, Commission
Subject:
  • Other, Overseer of the Poor
  • Other, Poverty
Collection:
  • Harriet Smith
Date:
  • 1846
Description:
Feb 4, 1846 Jeremiah Higgins and Samuel Richards, overseers of the poor in Eden do bind Harriet Smith , a minor, to Amos Clements as a servant until she is 18 Clements agrees to keep and support Harriet, teach her to read and write, furnish her with suitable food and clothing in sickness and in health and furnish a physician if necessary Harriet is the daughter of Esther Smith
5615The Old Somesville Woolen Mill - built in 1847
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
  • 1847
The Old Somesville Woolen Mill - built in 1847
Item:
  • 5615   
Object ID:
  • 012-82-181
Catalog:
  • Photos
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Picture Postcard
Date:
  • 1847
Description:
Isaac Somes' woolen mill in Somesville. Three-story building, clapboards on front, shingles on side. Side facing brook shows 15 windows, five on each story. The front shows five windows and door on left. One chimney at front end of roof. Building sits on stone foundation. Bare trees surround mill. Printed at the bottom of the card "The OLD SOMESVILLE WOOLEN MILL-Built in 1847 CHRISTMAS GREETINGS". "Bob & Norma" written with pen on reverse. Image layer is torn/missing at top of postcard in a section approx 2" x 1/2" [show more]
5233The Old Somesville Woolen Mill-Built in 1847
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • 1847
The Old Somesville Woolen Mill-Built in 1847
Item:
  • 5233   
Object ID:
  • 000-45
Catalog:
  • Photos
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
Date:
  • 1847
Description:
Isaac Somes' woolen mill in Somesville. Three-story building, clapboards on front, shingles on side. Side facing brook shows 15 windows, five on each story. The front shows five windows and door on left. One chimney at front end of roof. Building sits on stone foundation. Bare trees surround mill. sepia toned photograph Written on the back "Isaac Somes Woolen Mill on the Mill Stream" There is damage to the photo surface.
5157Indian Cemetery.
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
  • 1843
Indian Cemetery.
Item:
  • 5157   
Object ID:
  • 001-86.7
Catalog:
  • Photos
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Black-and-White Photograph
Date:
  • 1843
Description:
Photograph of Indian Cemetery. Taken at Somesville in 1843 by Benj. Joy, Ellsworth. Note: Most likely taken by Benj. Joy, Jr. and is a photograph of a photograph; place probably somewhere in the Andes. The Abbe Museum also has a copy as does the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Smithsonian says date is c.1923. Original record said this was taken at Somesville in 1843 by Benj. Joy, Ellsworth. New information received on Dec. 29, 2014 implies this photo was originally taken by a woman explorer, Harriet Chalmers Adams in the early twentieth century. See Granger Historical Stock photograph # 0253041. [show more]
17321The China Astor Vol III
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Poetry
  • S.H. Colesworthy
  • 1846.
The China Astor Vol III
Item:
  • 17321   
Object ID:
  • 996-28-28
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Poetry
Publisher:
  • S.H. Colesworthy
Date:
  • 1846.
17227Tower’s English Grammar
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Education
  • Other, Grammar
  • McLean, A.C.
  • Crosby Nichols and Co.
  • 1846
Tower’s English Grammar
Item:
  • 17227   
Object ID:
  • 001-159.4
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Education
  • Other, Grammar
Creator:
  • McLean, A.C.
Publisher:
  • Crosby Nichols and Co.
Date:
  • 1846
17019Black, John to Thompson, William
  • Document, Financial, Financial Statement, Bank Statement
  • Other, Bridges
  • 1/11/1847
Black, John to Thompson, William
Item:
  • 17019   
Object ID:
  • **1101
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Financial Statement, Bank Statement
Subject:
  • Other, Bridges
Date:
  • 1/11/1847
Description:
Statement and order of dividend to Capt. William Thompson from John Black.
17018Black, John to Thompson, William
  • Document, Financial, Financial Statement, Bank Statement
  • Other, Bridges
  • 1/12/1848
Black, John to Thompson, William
Item:
  • 17018   
Object ID:
  • **1102
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Financial Statement, Bank Statement
Subject:
  • Other, Bridges
Date:
  • 1/12/1848
Description:
Statement and order of dividend to Capt. William Thompson from John Black.
17017Thompson, William to Black, John
  • Document, Financial, Financial Statement, Bank Statement
  • Other, Bridges
  • 1/5/1849
Thompson, William to Black, John
Item:
  • 17017   
Object ID:
  • **1103
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Financial Statement, Bank Statement
Subject:
  • Other, Bridges
Date:
  • 1/5/1849
Description:
Statement to John Black from William Thompson.
17016Black, John to Thompson, William
  • Document, Financial, Financial Statement, Bank Statement
  • Other, Bridges
  • 1/12/1849
Black, John to Thompson, William
Item:
  • 17016   
Object ID:
  • **1104
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Financial Statement, Bank Statement
Subject:
  • Other, Bridges
Date:
  • 1/12/1849
Description:
Statement and order of dividend to William Thompson from John Black.
16808From Capt. Billings
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Sailing ships
  • 1840
From Capt. Billings
Item:
  • 16808   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.065a
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Sailing ships
Date:
  • 1840
Description:
Re voyage and freight.
16807From Means & Clark
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Sailing ships
  • 1844
From Means & Clark
Item:
  • 16807   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.065b
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Sailing ships
Date:
  • 1844
Description:
Re Schooner Thames (?): cargo, freight; Capt. Bartlett cleared for Trieste; payments received from Gott and Richardson
16806From Means & Clark
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Customhouses
  • Other, Sailing ships
  • 1849
From Means & Clark
Item:
  • 16806   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.065c
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Customhouses
  • Other, Sailing ships
Date:
  • 1849
Description:
RE account of Andelene Ring (?) and apparent discrepancies. (Letter is a copy.)
16552Genealogical Register of the Name and Family of Herrick
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Other, Herrick family
  • Herrick, Jedediah
  • Samuel S. Smith
  • 1846.
Genealogical Register of the Name and Family of Herrick
Item:
  • 16552   
Object ID:
  • 996-216-21
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Biography
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Other, Herrick family
Creator:
  • Herrick, Jedediah
Publisher:
  • Samuel S. Smith
Date:
  • 1846.
14209An American Dictionary of the English Language.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Dictionary
  • Webster, Noah
  • Harper Brothers
  • 1845.
An American Dictionary of the English Language.
Item:
  • 14209   
Object ID:
  • 996-7-7
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Dictionary
Creator:
  • Webster, Noah
Publisher:
  • Harper Brothers
Date:
  • 1845.
Description:
; Exhibiting the origin, orthography, pronunciation, and definition of words.
14189Tremont Valuation of 1849
  • Document, Report
  • Other, History - Tremont
  • Other, Real Estate
  • 1849
Tremont Valuation of 1849
Item:
  • 14189   
Object ID:
  • 002-4-1-2201
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Report
Subject:
  • Other, History - Tremont
  • Other, Real Estate
Date:
  • 1849
Description:
Large cream-colored paper-bound record of holdings within the village of Tremont 1849; written on blue paper with ink.
14158The Maine Justice; or Powers and Duties of Justices of the Peace...
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Government employees
  • Other, Justice
  • Other, Maine
  • Baker, H.K.
  • Glazier, Masters & Smith
  • 1842
The Maine Justice; or Powers and Duties of Justices of the Peace...
Item:
  • 14158   
Object ID:
  • 996-97-97
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Government employees
  • Other, Justice
  • Other, Maine
Creator:
  • Baker, H.K.
Publisher:
  • Glazier, Masters & Smith
Date:
  • 1842
Description:
Outlines the powers and duties of justices of the peace relating to Criminal Process, Civil Process, town meetings, abandonment of children, hay, and other matters.
13898The Maine Townsmen
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Handbook
  • Other, Maine
  • Lord, John P.
  • Sandborn and Carter
  • 1847.
The Maine Townsmen
Item:
  • 13898   
Object ID:
  • 996-101-10
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Handbook
  • Other, Maine
Creator:
  • Lord, John P.
Publisher:
  • Sandborn and Carter
Date:
  • 1847.
Description:
Laws for the regulation of towns: with forms and judicial decisions. Adapted to the revisied statutes of Maine.
13845The Mariner's Wife
  • Publication, Literary, Poem
  • 1847
The Mariner's Wife
Item:
  • 13845   
Object ID:
  • 013.031.11
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Publication, Literary, Poem
Collection:
  • Mary Somes
Date:
  • 1847
Description:
Poem by Sophronia Knapp, "Thoughts of the Mariner's Wife," copied by Clara S. Foster (?) and addressed to Mrs. Higgins with note: "Please accept the following lines which I take the liberty to copy for you [&} oblige, your sincere friend, Clara S. Foster. First lines of poem: "The night is dark, the tempest raves, Sleep from my pillow flies..."
13604Rifle
  • Object, Armaments, Rifle
  • c 1840
Rifle
Item:
  • 13604   
Object ID:
  • 995-107-107
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Armaments, Rifle
Date:
  • c 1840
Description:
Marked William Read Boston. Ramrod intact. Lock by Read & Son probably a replacement, it does not match drum. Full stock. Brass buttplate, iron furniture. Ignition: caplock Wood: walnut fullstock Caliber: 12 gage Donor info - property of John Somes son of Abraham Somes.
13475Musket
  • Object, Armaments, Musket
  • c 1844
Musket
Item:
  • 13475   
Object ID:
  • 996-146-362
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Object, Armaments, Musket
Date:
  • c 1844
Description:
U.S. Model 1842 Musket. .69 Caliber. Charge: 70gr ffg, paper cartridge. Marked, “Harper’s Ferry 1844 (may be 1849)”. Percussion. Smooth bore. Metal ramrod under barrel. Stud for affixing bayonet under muzzle. Visitor info - Springfield Service Rifle, made in Harper’s Ferry. Standard infantry arm. Designed as smoothbores, many were later rifled. Many saw use in early months of Civil War. This piece may be a Mexican War piece, or may be a relic from Bloodless Aroostook War. [show more]