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| 11931 | A reciept of salary paid for B. H. Higgins from the U. S. Light-house Establishment |
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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. | |||
| 7435 | Arithmetic on the Productive System |
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Description: "Mrs. Annetta Elliot, Washington D.C. No. 919 K St." written on inside of front cover. | ||
| 2326 | Bill of Services for the town of Eden from Selectman Benjamin Higgins |
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Description: This is an itemized bill from Benjamin H. Higgins to the town of Eden for his services as Selectman. Some of the charges are for transportation, distributing bills and attending meetings in Ellsworth. | |||
| 12558 | Bill or Receipt |
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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. | |||
| 13907 | [Blue Hill] Academy Journal, vol. 2, no. 3 |
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Description: Handwritten journal, E.H. Kimball & F.E. Somes, editors. Editorial, poems, and more. Note on blue cover says, "Garpa went to Blue Hill Academy when he was 16 years olf-1852.) Don't know who wrote this note. | |||
| 16778 | Captain William Wells wage ledger, October 1852 and other years |
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Description: Captain William Wells wage ledger, October 1852 and other years, for Schooners H.W. Wellington and Ambassador and Brig J. Means | |||
| 11466 | China Doll, c.1850s |
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Description: Blond short wavy hair painted on. China head, hands and legs. Blue eyes, rosy cheeks and small pursed lips. Legs white with painted black shoe. One leg replaced with leather boot. Pink ribbon painted around china leg. Dressed in mid-calf length dress of brown with white sprigs of flowers and triangles. Orange ribbon tied at waist. Pink ribbon at neck Wide lace collar. Dress sewn in place. Also wearing cotton petticoat with lace at bottom and middle. Wearing knee length underpants. [show more] | |||
| 3400 | Church Pew Subscription |
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Description: Contract between pew subscribers and the Somesville Union Church to build a meeting house. Paper backed. Black frame .5” wide. Paper mounted on fabric. Two sheets of paper glued together. Typed transcript of document in object file. | |||
| 14045 | Colton's Railroad and Township Map of Maine, 1854 |
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Description: Colton's Railroad and Township Map of Maine, 1854 | |||
| 16740 | Copy of the sketch showing division of the Reuben, Jr. and Daniel Freeman house in Pretty Marsh |
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Description: Copy of the sketch showing division of the Reuben, Jr. and Daniel Freeman house in Pretty Marsh. In 1808, settlers Reuben and George Freeman together purchased 200 acres in Pretty Marsh for $145. When George died, the property became Reuben's. Reuben in turn left it to his two sons, Reuben, Jr. and Daniel. However, there were bad feelings between Reuben, Jr. and Daniel, and they "agreed to settle" the property, dividing everything -- the house, the barns, pasturage and farm implements -- into two parts. Each family lived in a half of the house, and the kitchen was shared between the two families. [show more] | |||
| 13911 | Cosmopolitan Art Journal |
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Description: Selected pages; note,"copy for Thaddeus Somes" and "see page 124 for Elizabeth Barrett Browning", which is an essay and "medallion portrait." Other articles on "Dignity of Art," Power of Beauty," sketch of Jerome B. Thompson and sketches of farm life. | |||
| 13172 | Cradle |
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Description: Made of walnut; shaped like a small boat. Sits in frame and rocks. Cradle has swan head and end like a ship’s stern. Frame is carved with flowers on each end and underneath. Donor info - made for Olive Perkins (Mrs. S.W. Smith, Jr.) of Warren, Ohio born August 17, 1858. Mattress made in 1924 for Samuel Smith Wilson. Following info from Samuel Smith Wilson who visited Museum in 1997. Olive Perkins married Judge Smith who rented the house between the Mount Desert Tavern and the Abraham Somes III house in Somesville. This house is no longer standing. She died near 1930. Her grandfather was Brig. General Simon Perkins, an Ohio land surveyor and speculator. [show more] | |||
| 3338 | Hair Wreath |
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Description: Locks of people's hair arranged in a semi-circle on paper and sealed in oval frame. Names on paper attached to pieces of hair; Isaac Somes, C.F. Somes, George A. Somes, [C.F.] Thompson, Isaac Thompson, Lyman Somes and Frederick Thompson. From the Isaac Somes house in Somesville. | |||
| 4615 | Ice Tongs |
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Description: Iron ice tongs originally from Edna Hysom "T" relates to a map that was created by Alice Smith 002.47 | |||
| 16759 | Isaac Somes' ledger of items purchased in Boston |
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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] | |||
| 16986 | Justice of the Peace Licence for Benjamin Higgins |
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Description: Justice of the Peace Licence for Benjamin Higgins, signed by Ezra B. French, Secretary of State. | |||
| 3625 | Ledger |
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| 12551 | Letter from ESJ Nealle (?) to AJ Heath |
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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. | |||
| 4519 | Letter to Mary Newman, 1858 from Gouldsboro from daughter Nell? |
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Description: Letter o Mary Newman, 1858 from Gouldsboro from daughter Nell? | |||
| 12796 | Little Kitty Brown and Her Bible Verses |
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Description: Written for the American Sunday School Union, this little book contains stories about a little girl learning Bible verses, one per day. | ||
| 11964 | Map of the United States, 1855 |
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Description: Map of the United States, 1855. This map is used for classes in Sound School. * | |||
| 16988 | Personal Corrispondence Aug 9th, 1855 |
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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. | |||
| 13893 | Poem: Life of Nicholas Thomas |
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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. | ||
| 12911 | Popular Legends of Brittany |
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Description: English version of Sonvestre's "Foyer Breton" translated by "a lady." Inscribed Edith E. Salisbury, Mt. Desert, Maine Dec.1878. | |
| 11687 | Railroad and Township Map of Maine, 1855 |
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Description: 1855 map by J.H. Colton of Railroad and Townships of Maine. Top of frame has separated from the map. |
