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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
12973Letter to President Franklin Pierce
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, Correspondence
  • Other, Customs
  • Daniel Somes
  • 1853
Letter to President Franklin Pierce
Item:
  • 12973   
Object ID:
  • 011.FIC.29.76
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Other, Correspondence
  • Other, Customs
Creator:
  • Daniel Somes
Collection:
  • Somes Genealogy
Date:
  • 1853
Description:
Duplicate record of 002-16-20-2410. Letter from Daniel Somes Jr. (1803-1883) to President Franklin Pierce recommending Thomas Jones for office of Collector of the Customs for the District of Frenchman Bay.
11931A reciept of salary paid for B. H. Higgins from the U. S. Light-house Establishment
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • December 31, 1858
A reciept of salary paid for B. H. Higgins from the U. S. Light-house Establishment
Item:
  • 11931   
Object ID:
  • 009.003.012
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
Date:
  • December 31, 1858
Description:
This appears to be a receipt showing that B. H. Higgins was paid the amount of $137.50, a quarterly salary, for the his services as the keeper of the Saddleback Ledge Lighthouse. The dates paid through are from Sept 1st, 1858 to December 31st, 1858.
16986Justice of the Peace Licence for Benjamin Higgins
  • Document, Permission, License, Occupational License
  • october 29, 1850
Justice of the Peace Licence for Benjamin Higgins
Item:
  • 16986   
Object ID:
  • 009.003.010
Catalog:
  • Objects
Type:
  • Document, Permission, License, Occupational License
Date:
  • october 29, 1850
Description:
Justice of the Peace Licence for Benjamin Higgins, signed by Ezra B. French, Secretary of State.
16988Personal Corrispondence Aug 9th, 1855
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Aug 9th, 1855
Personal Corrispondence Aug 9th, 1855
Item:
  • 16988   
Object ID:
  • 009.003.002
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Date:
  • Aug 9th, 1855
Description:
Letter between brother and sister, Beatrice (?) and A. M. Capen (?). This letter is from A. Capen to his sister, informing her on his recent relocation to Mount Desert Island. He speaks of swimming in the ocean and how pleasent the air is.
3584Mount Desert Bridge Corporation - Minutes
  • Document, Minutes
  • Other, Bridges
  • 4/21/1851
Mount Desert Bridge Corporation - Minutes
Item:
  • 3584   
Object ID:
  • **1110
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Minutes
Subject:
  • Other, Bridges
Date:
  • 4/21/1851
Description:
Minutes of meeting of Directors of the Mount Desert Bridge Corporation ordering repairs to be done by William Thompson due to damage by wind and sea in storm.
17015Thompson, William to Mount Desert Bridge Corporation
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Invoice
  • Other, Bridges
  • 8/1/1850
Thompson, William to Mount Desert Bridge Corporation
Item:
  • 17015   
Object ID:
  • **1107
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Invoice
Subject:
  • Other, Bridges
Date:
  • 8/1/1850
Description:
Bill for repairs from William Thompson to Mount Desert Bridge Corporation
17014Thompson, William to Black, John
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Invoice
  • Other, Bridges
  • 6/15/1850
Thompson, William to Black, John
Item:
  • 17014   
Object ID:
  • **1108
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Invoice
Subject:
  • Other, Bridges
Date:
  • 6/15/1850
Description:
Statement of tolls and expenses to Col. John Black from William Thompson.
17013Black, John to Thompson, William
  • Document, Financial, Financial Statement, Bank Statement
  • Other, Bridges
  • 1/3/1851
Black, John to Thompson, William
Item:
  • 17013   
Object ID:
  • **1109
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Financial Statement, Bank Statement
Subject:
  • Other, Bridges
Date:
  • 1/3/1851
Description:
Statement and order of dividends tp William Thompson.
16972Thompson, William to Mount Desert Bridge Corporation
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Invoice
  • Other, Bridges
  • 7/6/1850
Thompson, William to Mount Desert Bridge Corporation
Item:
  • 16972   
Object ID:
  • **1106
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Invoice
Subject:
  • Other, Bridges
Date:
  • 7/6/1850
Description:
Bill for repairs from William Thompson to Mount Desert Bridge Corporation
16968Black, John to Thompson, William
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Invoice
  • Other, Bridges
  • 7/6/1850
Black, John to Thompson, William
Item:
  • 16968   
Object ID:
  • **1105
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Invoice
Subject:
  • Other, Bridges
Date:
  • 7/6/1850
Description:
Bill for repairs from William Thompson to Mount Desert Bridge Corporation
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.
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.
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.
16798From Means & Clark
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Sailing ships
  • Other, Schooners
  • 1852
From Means & Clark
Item:
  • 16798   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.065h
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Sailing ships
  • Other, Schooners
Date:
  • 1852
Description:
Concerning amounts received / owed for various ships.
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
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."
16778Captain William Wells wage ledger, October 1852 and other years
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • 1852
Captain William Wells wage ledger, October 1852 and other years
Item:
  • 16778   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.094
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
Collection:
  • Captain William Wells
Date:
  • 1852
Description:
Captain William Wells wage ledger, October 1852 and other years, for Schooners H.W. Wellington and Ambassador and Brig J. Means
16759Isaac Somes' ledger of items purchased in Boston
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Begins in 1850
Isaac Somes' ledger of items purchased in Boston
Item:
  • 16759   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.109
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
Collection:
  • 1857.
Date:
  • Begins in 1850
Description:
Isaac Somes' ledger of items he bought in Boston and probably brought back to sell on Mount Desert Island. Reference on back pages to Somes' leasing of woolen mill to Richard Nanson (?) in 1879 -1883. Nanson was to agree to prohibit smoking on premises. May be a draft of a leasing agreement between Somes and Nanson (?) for operation of the woolen mill. Ledger begins in 1850 and continues to 1857. The draft fo the agreement with Nanson was written in 1878. [show more]
13893Poem: Life of Nicholas Thomas
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Thomas, Nicholas
  • 1857
Poem: Life of Nicholas Thomas
Item:
  • 13893   
Object ID:
  • 013.023.1
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Manuscript
Creator:
  • Thomas, Nicholas
Date:
  • 1857
Description:
Photocopy of handwritten poem about Nicholas Thomas of Eden "written by himself in the 78th year of his age." Donor was given this personally by Augustus Phillips 25 years or so ago when he (donor) was researching doggerel by Bill Ayles. The poem was printed in Vol. VI 2004 issue of Chebacco.
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
12560Receipt for 11.5 cords of wook
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • 1850
Receipt for 11.5 cords of wook
Item:
  • 12560   
Object ID:
  • 015.FIC.07.04
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
Collection:
  • Higgins Papers
Date:
  • 1850
Description:
Receipt surveyed from Capt. Parker Bridges (?) to Thomas Lothock (?) for 11.5 cords of wood, attested by Litchfield Kimball. NB: Difficult to read names and to tell just what this was for.
12558Bill or Receipt
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • 1854
Bill or Receipt
Item:
  • 12558   
Object ID:
  • 015.FIC.07.06
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
Collection:
  • Higgins Papers
Date:
  • 1854
Description:
Letterhead indicates this is a bill or receipt from Blanchard, Blanchard and Gilmore, Dealers in W.I. Goods, Ship Stores & Chandlery for clasps, locks, rings, and other things, sent by the Schr (Schooner) Olive Branch.
12557Receipt for goods bought from Phineas E. Gay & Co.
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • 1854
Receipt for goods bought from Phineas E. Gay & Co.
Item:
  • 12557   
Object ID:
  • 015.FIC.07.07
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
Collection:
  • Higgins Papers
Date:
  • 1854
Description:
Casks and spikes purchased by Mr. B. Higgins from Phineas E. Gay, Iron Dealers.
12551Letter from ESJ Nealle (?) to AJ Heath
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • 1851
Letter from ESJ Nealle (?) to AJ Heath
Item:
  • 12551   
Object ID:
  • 015.FIC.07.09
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Collection:
  • Higgins Papers
Date:
  • 1851
Description:
Letter written from the Custom House in Bath [Maine]; writer's name hard to read. Letter dated Nov. 6, 1851 responds to letter from Mr. Heath; indicates that a Capt. McMullin cleared [customs] the previous day and had asked the writer to give him the name of a person to whom he should send money. Writer apparently gave the wrong name (A.J. Clark of Southwest Harbor);it should have been Mr. Heath.