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13864Receipt for Items purchased in Store
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
  • Higgins Brothers [store]
  • 1887 (?)
Receipt for Items purchased in Store
Item:
  • 13864   
Object ID:
  • 013.030.3
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Financial, Receipt
Creator:
  • Higgins Brothers [store]
Collection:
  • Thomas S. Davis
Date:
  • 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
1880 Champlain Society. | Report of the Meteorolical. Department by Samuel A. Eliot | Cambridge | 1881.
Item:
  • 13815   
Object ID:
  • 005.17.34
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
Creator:
  • Eliot, Samuel A.
Date:
  • 1881
Description:
Three pages cut off the back of the notebook.
13783Meservey’s Book-Keeping,
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Business & finance
  • Meservey, A.B.
  • Thompson
  • Brown and Company, 1882.
Meservey’s Book-Keeping,
Item:
  • 13783   
Object ID:
  • 996-109-10
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Business & finance
Creator:
  • Meservey, A.B.
Publisher:
  • Thompson
Collection:
  • Books in Archival Storage
Date:
  • Brown and Company, 1882.
13695The Summer School of Philosophy at Mt Desert.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Early tourism
  • Mitchell, J. A.
  • Henry Holt
  • 1881
The Summer School of Philosophy at Mt Desert.
Item:
  • 13695   
Object ID:
  • 008.001.002
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Early tourism
Creator:
  • Mitchell, J. A.
Publisher:
  • Henry Holt
Collection:
  • Books in Archival Storage
Date:
  • 1881
Description:
Illustrations with some text on Mount Desert.
13602National Archives Reproductions
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • 1880
National Archives Reproductions
Item:
  • 13602   
Object ID:
  • 010.FIC.145
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
Collection:
  • Audio Visual History Collection
Date:
  • 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]
13259The Complete Arithmetic, Oral and Written
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Education
  • Other, Mathematics
  • Greenleaf, Benjamin
  • Leach,Shelwell & Sanborn
  • 1881
The Complete Arithmetic, Oral and Written
Item:
  • 13259   
Object ID:
  • 001-159.5
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Education
  • Other, Mathematics
Creator:
  • Greenleaf, Benjamin
Publisher:
  • Leach,Shelwell & Sanborn
Collection:
  • Books in Archival Storage
Date:
  • 1881
Description:
The Complete Arithmetic, Oral and Written
13249Map of Mount Desert Island
  • Map
  • Colby & Stuart
  • 1887 (image)
Map of Mount Desert Island
Item:
  • 13249   
Object ID:
  • 006.51.14
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Map
Creator:
  • Colby & Stuart
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Date:
  • 1887 (image)
Description:
Black line print of existing map. Size: 15" by 20"
12913Glimpses of Three Coasts.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, California
  • Other, England
  • Other, Geography
  • Other, Miss Mary Somes signature
  • Other, Norway,Denmark, Germany
  • Other, Oregon
  • Other, Scotland
  • Jackson, Helen
  • Roberts Brothers
  • 1886.
Glimpses of Three Coasts.
Item:
  • 12913   
Object ID:
  • 996-59-59
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, California
  • Other, England
  • Other, Geography
  • Other, Miss Mary Somes signature
  • Other, Norway,Denmark, Germany
  • Other, Oregon
  • Other, Scotland
Creator:
  • Jackson, Helen
Publisher:
  • Roberts Brothers
Date:
  • 1886.
Description:
Miss Mary Somes's signature is on front page and date. Book is about other coasts, not Maine. From the Somes House.
12912Kings of the Battlefield
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Military history
  • Ramey, W. Sanford
  • 1883 “sold only by subscription”
  • 1883
Kings of the Battlefield
Item:
  • 12912   
Object ID:
  • 996-91-91
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Military history
Creator:
  • Ramey, W. Sanford
Publisher:
  • 1883 “sold only by subscription”
Collection:
  • Books in Archival Storage
Date:
  • 1883
Description:
Stories of warriors.
12908A Practical English Grammar...
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Grammar
  • Raub, Albert N.
  • Porter and Coates
  • 1880.
A Practical English Grammar...
Item:
  • 12908   
Object ID:
  • 996-147-14
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Grammar
Creator:
  • Raub, Albert N.
Publisher:
  • Porter and Coates
Date:
  • 1880.
Description:
Grammar rules with exercises. written on back page: We went down by about half past three, there was a gray headed man with him. I did not know who it was untill he spoke. I was out side of the road picking flowers, as I did not have anything else to do. I got all ready to go to S. School. Why didn't you go. Because is would not change my dress again. Mother said it was going to rain and I could not ware (sic) my gray dress.
12907A Graded Spelling Book
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Spelling
  • Other, Textbook
  • Harrington, H.F.
  • Harper & Brothers
  • 1883
A Graded Spelling Book
Item:
  • 12907   
Object ID:
  • 008.041.2
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Spelling
  • Other, Textbook
Creator:
  • Harrington, H.F.
Publisher:
  • Harper & Brothers
Collection:
  • Books in Archival Storage
Date:
  • 1883
Description:
"Being a Complete Course in Spelling for Primary and Grammar Schools."
12879McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Reading
  • Other, Schools
  • John Wiley & Sons
  • 1881
McGuffey’s Eclectic Primer
Item:
  • 12879   
Object ID:
  • 015.FIC.533
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Reading
  • Other, Schools
Publisher:
  • John Wiley & Sons
Date:
  • 1881
Description:
Incorporates phonic, word, and alphabet methods; includes exercises in writing in script letters and in reading same.
12747Gospel Hymns No. 4
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Hymn Books
  • Sankey, Ira D., James McGranahan, & Geo. C. Stebbins
  • 1881
Gospel Hymns No. 4
Item:
  • 12747   
Object ID:
  • 015.011
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Hymn Books
Creator:
  • Sankey, Ira D., James McGranahan, & Geo. C. Stebbins
Date:
  • 1881
Description:
Stated on cover: "As Used by Them in Gospel Meetings." Publ. by John Church & Co, Cincinnati. Contains title and first line index.
12746Gospel Hymns No. 5
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Hymn Books
  • Sankey, Ira D., James McGranahan and George C. Stebbins
  • 1887
Gospel Hymns No. 5
Item:
  • 12746   
Object ID:
  • 015.012
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Hymn Books
Creator:
  • Sankey, Ira D., James McGranahan and George C. Stebbins
Date:
  • 1887
Description:
Stated on cover: "For use in Gospel Meetings and other Religious Services; with standard selections." Publ. by Biglow & Main, NY. Contains title, first line and topical indexes. Handwritten inside cover: "Mrs. _.A. Rumill, Pretty Marsh, Maine, July 26, 1890"
12654Letter to Eugene Stanley re account of his father
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Bain Russell & Co.
  • 1887
Letter to Eugene Stanley re account of his father
Item:
  • 12654   
Object ID:
  • 015.024.005
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Creator:
  • Bain Russell & Co.
Collection:
  • Eugene Stanley
Date:
  • 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.
12644The Home Library of Useful Knowledge.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Business
  • Other, Etiquette
  • Other, Handbook
  • Peale, R.S., ed.
  • Home Library Association
  • 1883.
The Home Library of Useful Knowledge.
Item:
  • 12644   
Object ID:
  • 996-80-80
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Business
  • Other, Etiquette
  • Other, Handbook
Creator:
  • Peale, R.S., ed.
Publisher:
  • Home Library Association
Date:
  • 1883.
Description:
A Complete Cyclopedia of Reference. Bound into the front is a Home Library Association Certificate of Membership, No.293316, certifying Mr. L. Allen as a member. Certificate dated Aug. 17, 1889.
12637Book of Common Prayer.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Prayer
  • Other, Religion
  • Margaret Coffin Prayer Book Society
  • 1883.
Book of Common Prayer.
Item:
  • 12637   
Object ID:
  • 996-24-24
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Prayer
  • Other, Religion
Publisher:
  • Margaret Coffin Prayer Book Society
Date:
  • 1883.
Description:
"And Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, according to the use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America." Marked on back cover: St. Mary by the Sea.
12629The Normal Fourth Reader
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Readers
  • Other, Reading
  • Raub, Albert N.
  • Porter and Coates
  • 1884.
The Normal Fourth Reader
Item:
  • 12629   
Object ID:
  • 996-133-13
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Readers
  • Other, Reading
Creator:
  • Raub, Albert N.
Publisher:
  • Porter and Coates
Date:
  • 1884.
Description:
Inscribed in front: Carrie K. Wiggins, West Eden, Maine
12581A Geneaolgy and Historical Notices of the Family of Plimpton or Plympton in America and of Plumpton in England.
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Other, Plimpton family
  • Chase, Levi B.
  • Plimpton Mfg. Co.
  • 1884
A Geneaolgy and Historical Notices of the Family of Plimpton or Plympton in America and of Plumpton in England.
Item:
  • 12581   
Object ID:
  • 000-10-280
Catalog:
  • Library
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Other, Genealogy
  • Other, Plimpton family
Creator:
  • Chase, Levi B.
Publisher:
  • Plimpton Mfg. Co.
Date:
  • 1884
Description:
Handwritten notes by Virginia Somes Sanderson in front.
12562The Ladies' Note-Book and Calendar
  • Document, Pamphlet
  • 1881
The Ladies' Note-Book and Calendar
Item:
  • 12562   
Object ID:
  • 015.FIC.07.01
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Pamphlet
Collection:
  • Higgins Papers
Date:
  • 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.
12473Mount Desert & Adjacent Islands, Embracing the Towns of Eden, Mount Desert, Tremont, Cranberry Isles
  • Map
  • Other, Hancock County
  • Other, Mount Desert Island, Eden, Tremont, Cranberry Isles, Mount Desert Rock
  • Other, Somesville
  • Colby's Atlas of Hancock County; copy made by Mark Miller in 1974
  • 1881
Mount Desert & Adjacent Islands, Embracing the Towns of Eden, Mount Desert, Tremont, Cranberry Isles
Item:
  • 12473   
Object ID:
  • 006.49.1
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Other, Hancock County
  • Other, Mount Desert Island, Eden, Tremont, Cranberry Isles, Mount Desert Rock
  • Other, Somesville
Publisher:
  • Colby's Atlas of Hancock County; copy made by Mark Miller in 1974
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Date:
  • 1881
Description:
Reproduction of a map from Colby's Atlas of Hancock County (1881). Contains text descriptions of Mount Desert Island, Cranberry Isles and Mount Desert Rock with specific references to their locations in relation to Mount Desert Island, Maine. It shows, with lesser emphasis, the place names: Bar Harbor, SW Harbor, NE Harbor. Contains enlarged window showing Mount Desert Village (Somesville). Description of MDI mentions the incorporation in 1838 of "Seaville," a group of islands that included Bartlett's, Robinson's and Hardwood Islands in 1838. This incorporation was repealed in 1859. [show more]
12471Bond for Deed, Reuben W. Carter to Bloomfield Smith
  • Object, Pay Order, Bond
  • 1887
Bond for Deed, Reuben W. Carter to Bloomfield Smith
Item:
  • 12471   
Object ID:
  • 015.FIC.033.10
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Object, Pay Order, Bond
Collection:
  • Reuben W. Carter
Date:
  • 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
Quit-Claim Deed Harvey F. Deming
Item:
  • 12470   
Object ID:
  • 015.FIC.033.11
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Legal, Deed
Collection:
  • Harvey F. Deming to William T. Mason
Date:
  • 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
Quit-Claim Deed, John J. Somes et al to William P. Smith
Item:
  • 12469   
Object ID:
  • 015.FIC.033.12
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Legal, Deed
Collection:
  • John J. Somes to William P. Smith
Date:
  • 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
Quit-Claim Deed, Heirs of Jacob Somes to William P. Smith
Item:
  • 12468   
Object ID:
  • 015.FIC.033.13
Catalog:
  • Archives
Type:
  • Document, Legal, Deed
Collection:
  • Jacob Somes to William P. Smith
Date:
  • 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..."