Description: Three items: 1) Photocopied history of ownership of Isaac Somes House in Somesville, ME. 2)Photocopy, possibly from "Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor, describing homes built by the sons of Abraham Somes. 3)Handwritten records pertaining to deeds on Somes properties.
Description: Letter by W.B. Franklin Dec 10, 1853, 2 p Letter, W.B. Franklin , Oct 8, 1855, 2 p. law suit dropped against Elisha Gilsey [sic] and Joseph Gilsey [sic] Gilley Memo Trespasses, etc by E.S.G (no name) , Dec 12, 1891, 2p Letter by C.S. Hamlin, Nov 5 1896, re title of the lighthouse for eviction Letter by Issac Dyer, US Attorney to Attorney General, explanation of ownership of Baker's Island, building of schoolhouse, Mar 11, 1898, 3 p. Letter by John Griggs, Atty Gen, Mar 18, 1898, 3 p. Referring to letter from Justice Dept on Nov 5, 1898 Letter by Grimsby McHarg, Acting Sec Dept of Commerce and Labor indicating satisfaction that boat landing is used in common by the public and the government, May 6, 1909 Reproduced from National Archives [show more]
Description: Photocopy of handwritten note and two photocopies of deed of land. This pertains to a land transfer from Emily Grindle to the Mount Desert Island Historical Society.
Description: Deed transferring a lot in the town of Bushness, Illinois. Letter to LaRue with photos (xerox copies) of family members asking if she could identify any of them. There are also some family geneology notes. Part of LaRue Spiker Collection Previously archived as 012.FIC.67.13
Description: Six deeds associated with the family of LaRue Spiker: 1) Deed of a lot in Bushnell, Illinois, from William and Alta Hays to Walter Dodge; 2) Deed of a lot in Bushnell, Illinois, from Richmond Wheeler to J. Fred Spiker; 3) Deed of a cemetery lot in Bushnell, Illinois, to J. F. Spiker; 4) Deed of a lot in Bushnell, Illinois, from William Holchousen to Peter Hersey; 5) Deed of a lot in Bushnell, Illinois, from Walter Dodge to J.E. Spiker; 6) Deed of a lot in Bushnell, Illinois from several people to William Hays. Part of LaRue Spiker Collection Previously archived as object id 012.FIC.067.6 [show more]
Description: Real Estate sales agreement between J. Fred and Grace Spiker and second party Clayton and Beulah Hobbs for property in the town of Walnut Grove, Illinois. Part of LaRue Spiker Collection Previously archived as Object id 012.FIC.067.8
Description: Property deed -lands being transferred for the quantity of 2 thousand dollars from Lewis and Sophronia Freeman to George FreemanJudge - Benjamin Atherton
Description: Deed for sale of Sheep Island to John Soames [sic] by Alexander Baring, Henry Baring (of London), John Richards of Boston, Joseph Ingersoll and William Miller of Philadelphia, "devisees" in trust for Estate of William Bingham of Philadelphia.
Description: Lengthy account at beginning of document relating 1785 grant to Sir John Bernard by Court of Commonwealth of Massachusetts half of the Island of Mount Desert, and following disposition of land.
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
Description: Complaint for land by Charles Richardson v Lillian P. Somes and quit claim deed transferring land from Lillian Somes to Georgia Somes Stanley
Description: Two photocopiesGovernor Council, House of Reps, and Great and General Court of the Commonwealth of Mass on Feb 27, 1762 deeded Sir Francis Bernard, Baronet Mount Desert Island. It could do this because King William and Queen Mary grant the Province of Mass land between Nova Scotia and Sagadehock River Francis Bernard petitioned the King who approved The record appears in the Civil Commissions Book 1767 to 1775