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You searched for: Date: 1880sType: Document
Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
42821880 Photo Album
  • Document, Memorabilia, Album, Photograph Album
  • 1880
Description:
5x6 leather photo album containing sixteen unidentified portraits. Condition of album cover, poor. Some pages at end of photo album are empty. Some photos in album are tintypes, others are studio portraits on paper. Inscription on frontispiece is Dec. 25, 1880. Photos in the album have been left in the pages as found in the collection. Each page has been scanned and given a separate object ID #
40191882 Contract between HH Clark and James Grining
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • 1882
Description:
Document turning over property of James Grining, held in guardianship for his minor heirs by HH Clark, to his son (not named and did not sign). Only witnesses : Thomas Savage, Cora E. Bracy. Tremont Apr 8, 1882
3662A. H. Jordan
  • Document, Form, Application, Membership Application
  • Other, Veterans
  • 1886
Description:
Application for membership, James Parker Post, GAR. Occupation: lightkeeper
3722A. K. Chase application to GAR post
  • Document, Form, Application, Membership Application
  • 1885
Description:
Application for membership in James M. Parker Post GAR by A.K. Chase who served as a private in the 9th Maine Regiment.
3487Abstract of Title for H.M. Hobart
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • 1887
Description:
William P. Smith claims lot of land and the abstract gives the "grants and conveyances" that include the lot; includes references to John Bernard (1785), Mme. de Gregoire (1787) and many others. Mr. Campbell, Hancock Registry of Deeds concludes that "although the record title of the herein described premises are a little defective" William P. Smith's title may be good
3687A.C. Savage, GAR Post application
  • Document, Form, Application, Membership Application
  • 1885
Description:
Application for membership, James Parker Post, GAR. Present occupation: farmer
3856Administration of Estate of Daniel Somes
  • Document, Legal, Will
  • 6/3/1884
Description:
1 p.
3854Administration of Estate of Henry Somes
  • Document, Legal, Will
  • Other, Estates
  • 1887
Description:
Clarification of heirs to estate
2478Advertisement cards
  • Document, Advertising, Advertising Card
  • Other, Advertising
  • 1888
Description:
Advertising card for “Libby McNeill & Libby’s” canned meats. The card has a picture of King Lear and his fool from Act III, Scene II. It says, “He that has a house to put his head in [and Libby McNeilll & Libby’s canned meats to eat] has a good head [and stomach] piece.” Durham card with cows identified as Charlie and George, John Dwight and Company Dwight's cow brand soda for cooking
3486Affidavit supporting William P. Smith's ownership and occupation of land
  • Document, Legal, Affidavit
  • 1888
Description:
Affidavit in support of William P. Smith's ownership and occupation of land on shore of Somes Sound; signed by Lynam Somes, Andrew Whiting, John Somes, Libby Richardson, and William Kittredge before Johathan Hamor, Justice of the Peace.
3685Albert Brown, GAR Post application
  • Document, Form, Application, Membership Application
  • 1885
Description:
Application for membership, James Parker Post, GAR. Present occupation: common laborer
4635Announcement of Marriage Fuller and Manchester
  • Document, Announcement, Wedding Announcement
  • 1888
Description:
Marriage Announcment of Minnie Fuller and Ansel Manchester, envelope Very light printing so doesn't scan well
3688Benjamin H. Dodge, GAR Post application
  • Document, Form, Application, Membership Application
  • 1884
Description:
Application for membership, James Parker Post, GAR. Present occupation: trader
3729Benjamin S. Jordan
  • Document, Form, Application, Membership Application
  • Other, Grand Army of the Republic
  • Other, Military service
  • 1885
Description:
Application for membership in James M. Parker Post of Grand Army of the Republic by Benjamin S Jordan who served as a private in the 14th Regiment of Maine Infantry for one year. Section by the Post Surgeon not filled in
12462Bill from W.B. Campbell to Dr. H.M. Hobart
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Invoice
  • 1887
Description:
Bill from W.B. Campbell to H.M. Hobart of Chicago for researching (?) title of the William P. Smith lot in Mt. Desert. This Hobart is likely the same person listed as Hovert in 015.FIC.033.14.
3940Bill of Lading
  • Document, Shipping Record, Bill of Lading
  • Other, Shipping
  • 1887
Description:
Shipped by Carleton, Norwood & Co. on board Kate L. Pray
17520Bill of Sale between Jacob Higgins and Thomas Church
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Bill of Sale
  • April 28th, 1883
Description:
Bill of Sale between Jacob Higgins and Thomas Church (last name?). "I agree to sell the timbers that lies on Sparow Higgins Landing so called if he likes the timbers and all the plank also by paying 12 dollars per thousand." Blue Hill April 28th, 1883
3624Calendar
  • Document, Advertising, Print Ad, Newspaper Ad
  • Other, Advertisements
  • Other, Advertising
  • Other, Calendars
  • 1880
Description:
Perpetual calendar printed on newspaper - month is permanent while days of the week scroll over top of month. In frame under glass. Business advertising (AC Fernald Undertaker and Embalmer, FA Noyes Hair Cutting & Shaving, Wells & Mayo Dry & Pickled Fish, Graves Brothers Contractors, GW Jordan Sail Boats to Let, AI Holmes General Provisions, SC Stanley Fish Dealer, TW Jackson Fresh & Salt Meats, GW Lawrie Boot & Shoe Repairer, James J. Lawton Canned Goods, Belfast Printing Smith's Inhaler, ER Kittredge Milk and Cream, PW Richardson Groceries, and more) from Manset, Somesville and Southwest Harbor. Framed; titled " Business Firms of Southwest Harbor, Manset, Somesville etc. Maine.". [show more]
11726Champlain Club Camp and Yacht "Sunshine" Logs 1880
  • Document, Log
  • 1880
Description:
Cambridge Wednesday March. 31. 1880. This evening the gentlemen named below met at 34 Grays and had a talk about the camping expedition which has been proposed by Charles Eliot. The party is to have the use of Mr. C. W. Eliot's yacht and camping outfit, and the plan is that each member of the party shall do some work in some branch of natural history or science. Charles Eliot has invited 12 person to be members of the club, and 7 of these were present this evening, as follows. [show more]
11715Champlain Society | Report of the Ichthyological. | Department. | 1880.
  • Document, Log
  • Rand, Edward L.
  • 1880
Description:
Title page: Champlain Society | 1880. | Report of the Ichthyological Department. | Cambridge | 1880. 17 hand numbered pages
11724Champlain Society Records | Camp Asticou Log | 1883
  • Document, Log
  • 1883
Description:
Title page: Champlain Society. Records | Vol. VII (crossed out) | Camp Log | 1883. | Camp Asticou. | Northeast Harbor | Maine | From July 8th to September 6th Pages hand numbered through 143
11719Champlain Society Records | Camp Log 1884
  • Document, Log
  • 1884
Description:
Title page: Champlain Society. | Records. | Vol IX (crossed out) | Camp Log 1884. Cover detached, some water damage. Includes 9 photographs of various locations on Mount Desert Island. One photograph of Camp Asticou follows the title page. The remaining photographs follow the text. First entry: Sunday, July 13th. Last entry: Tuesday, August 26th Pages hand numbered through page 105. Photographs are on unnumbered pages.
11727Champlain Society Records Camp Asticou Log 1882
  • Document, Log
  • 1882
Description:
Title page: Champlain Society Records Camp Log 1882 Camp Asticou Northeast Harbor Me. - Also the yacht log 1882. First entry: Sunday July 2nd, 1882 Last entry: Monday September 11th, 1882
3689Charles B. Gilley, GAR Post application
  • Document, Form, Application, Membership Application
  • 1884
Description:
Application for membership, James Parker Post, GAR. Received gunshot wounds; resection left forearm. "Gradual loss of sight up to 1873; since then total blindness."
11728Charles Eliot's notes on the early explorers of the New England coast.
  • Document, Log
  • Eliot, Charles
  • 1881
Description:
From a note, possibly as display label, inserted in the notebook: Charles Eliot's notes on the early explorers of the New England coast. This notebook was probably compiled in 1881-1883. Some of the notes were used in S. A. E's "Mt. Desert" Two pages have been cut out from the start of the notebook. Pages have been numbered with a sequential stamp. The first remaining page is 5. The last numbered page is 288. In most of the notebook there is writing only on the odd pages - the right page of an open two page spread. A single detached page found in the notebook is entitled, "Summary". This page is entered separately as 005.17.20 27 x 23 cm. [show more]