Description: Account of the Estate of Mr John Barnard by the Administrator. Records kept by Thomas Kidder showing inventory of the Barnard estate and payments to his five children and his creditors. Barnard died in 1847, and his accounting continues through at least 1851.
Description: This is the second ledger brought into the School House Museum on July 10, 2007 by Ken Smith. Cora Walls' name appears penciled in on the cover which has the title "Order Book" in block cursive letters. It is faded gray with doodles in pencil. The title appears in black. There is a hole on the top of the binding and the lower right hand corner of the cover. This book measures 16 inches by 6 and a half inches. It has loose pages and ripped pages. There are food entries, as well as, flowers. [show more]
Description: This is a store ledger which has the address of Mrs. Louis C. Gerry of 65 Weymouth St., Providence, R.I. on the inside cover. The name D.E.Jackson appears under this address with Room 312, 57 Eddy St., Providence, R.I. This is the smaller of the two ledgers, measuring 12 inches by 7 and a half inches. The cover is a faded gray with brown stains and sun bleached areas. There is a pencil drawing of a woman in the upper left hand corner. The title "Order Book" is written in block cursive lettering. The name Hillard W. Walls, Otter Creek, Maine is written on the inside of the back cover on the left side. Edgar Tripp appears too with chickens, hens and eggs plus figuring. There is a list of patrons with totals clipped to the inside back cover. Some of the entries are marked paid. [show more]
Description: Reminiscence of Somesville. Adelma Somes Joy recalls Somesville’s Red school house in 1847. Includes description of the interior and student pranks. Also the tale of Sam Slick. 3 pages - typed copy of above.
Description: Reflections on author's childhood in Seal Harbor (where grandparents Frederick and Delia Billings owned the market), Sullivan, Sorrento and Bar Harbor. Describes ways in which children played and kept themselves busy; wartime life and effect of war on family life; visits to the Billingses in Seal Harbor. Written as a letter to the author's grandchildren.