Description: Letter excerpt details descendants of Samuel Richardson and Betty Giles and Samuel's second wife Lousana Garland. Samuel lived in Bridgeton, ME, and Aurora, Me.
Description: Letter and attached explanation from Samuel Elliot Morison to Mrs. Marjorie Hayward regarding the question as to whether Jame Montgomery had the title of Lady.
Description: Photocopy of letter certifying the birth dates of the children of Ezra Young, Jr., and his wife Sarah. Letter also certifies the death dates of Ezra's father, Ezra Young and his consort, Constant Young.
Description: Photocopy of letter to Virginia Somes Sanderson discussing Somes family genealogical research. Letter also describes attachments which are cataloged separately in this Somes folder.
Description: Photocopy of letter correcting facts on a previously written article on the subject of the history of Somesville, Maine. The letter includes biographical information about Somesville settler, Abraham Somes as well as Virginia Somes Sanderson's line of descent.
Description: Handwritten letter from Burley Black to Dr. Sanderson concerning the relationship of Francis Orlando Black to the Somes family of Mount Desert Island.
Description: Two page letter describes Noyes' memories from her youth in Center (section of Tremont) on Mount Desert Island. Noyes mentions marriage of Isaiah Ober to Mary Somes, daughter of Lewis Somes. Several landmarks in Center are mentioned.
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: Letter to Guy Butler from W.H. Ballard and short response. Suggestions of ways to counteract bad publicity indicating that the whole state, MDI, Bar Harbor have been destroyed by the fire of 47
Description: Unknown who wrote letter regarding recollection of Bar Harbor Fire, Fire of 1947 from Somesville, trying to get firefighters to Salisbury Cove
Description: Letter from Nelson F. Goodwin to Robert Heffner May 3, 1994 about the Somesville bridge construction. The letter also includes a copy of the plans for the footbridge.
Description: Letter from Society secretary, Winfield Sprague, notifying Thalia Nutting of appointment as a charter member of the MDI HIstorical Society.
Description: Letter from MDI Historical Society secretary, Winfield Sprague, to Helen Fernald notifying her of her appointment as a charter member of the Society.
Description: Letter from the MDI Historical Society secretary, Winfield Sprague, to Ada Leland, notifying her of her appointment as a charter member of the Society.
Description: Letter from MDI Historical Society secretary, Chadbourne Gilpatric, to Virginia Somes Sanderson, notifying her of her election as Honorary Director of the Society.
Description: Two double sided typewritten sheets containing carbon copies of letters to bidding contractors on new museum building for MDI Historical Society. Letters inform contractors that a contractor had been chosen.
Description: Letter from Harris Hyman to the MDI Historical Society regarding the load capacity of the Somesville bridge 06 October 2003. Addressing a concern from the community about the weight capacity for the bridge, Hyman assures the society that the bridge can sustain the weight of fornicating couples and drunk local gentlemen.
Description: Letter to Kenneth Cameron request read manuscript and letter to Miss Boldt, secretary to Mr. Gillmor regarding reading her manuscript. Previously archived as object Id 012.FIC.023.1 and **1287,
Description: Letter from LaRue Spiker re her ideas for a book called Elijah On onion skin paper, very thin Previously archived as object id 012.FIC.023.3 and **1291