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Item Title Type Subject Creator Publisher Date
16972Thompson, William to Mount Desert Bridge Corporation
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Invoice
  • Other, Bridges
  • 7/6/1850
Description:
Bill for repairs from William Thompson to Mount Desert Bridge Corporation
17014Thompson, William to Black, John
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Invoice
  • Other, Bridges
  • 6/15/1850
Description:
Statement of tolls and expenses to Col. John Black from William Thompson.
17015Thompson, William to Mount Desert Bridge Corporation
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Invoice
  • Other, Bridges
  • 8/1/1850
Description:
Bill for repairs from William Thompson to Mount Desert Bridge Corporation
3528Court document of debt of deceased John Somes
  • Document, Government, Probate
  • Other, Estates
  • Oct 27, 1852
Description:
Jacob Somes the administrator of the deceased's estate, John Somes, received court approval to sell real estate of John Somes to pay debts of $1107.66 through an advertised sale
13857The Practical Arithmetic, Designed for the Use of Schools and Academies...
  • Document, Instructional, Instruction Book
  • Other, Education
  • Other, Elementary school teaching
  • Other, Mathematics
  • Stoddard, John F.
  • Sheldon & Company
  • 1852
3400Church Pew Subscription
  • Document, Legal, Agreement, Contract
  • c 1850
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.
3798Deed to Jacob Somes
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Deed
  • Oct 24, 1854
Description:
Deed John Somes to Jacob Somes for land in Mt Desert Abraham Somes lot
12463Warrantee Deed, William T. Mason to William P. Smith
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • 1856
Description:
William T. Mason of Mt. Desert, ship carpenter, sells to William P. Smith, land described in deed.
11991Sale of land in Trenton by William Thompson to Benjamin Sawyer
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • 1851
Description:
Date may be 1852. Sale of land in Trenton by William Thompson to Benjamin Sawyer
11993Sale of land from Atherton to Sawyer.
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Tremont
  • 1859
Description:
Sale by B. Atherton of land in Tremont to Benjamin Sawyer.
4000Deed to land from Freeman to Dodge
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Pretty Marsh
  • 08/28/1850
Description:
Typewritten copy of 1850 Deed.
3944Names of Scholars, Somesville, 1857
  • Document, List
  • Other, Schools
  • Other, Somesville
  • 1857
Description:
Original and copy; gives names, ages, and dates of birth
13893Poem: Life of Nicholas Thomas
  • Document, Manuscript
  • Thomas, Nicholas
  • 1857
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.
2344Hair Wreath
  • Document, Memorabilia, Hairwork Wreath
  • Other, Death
  • Other, Funerary Object
  • 1850c.
Description:
Horseshoe shaped hair wreath a memorial to Bethany Oakes Salisbury (according to Thomas Vining's work "Cemeteries of Cranberry Isles and Mount Desert Island Bethany E. Salisbury died 18 July 1886 aged 71 years, 8 months and 13 days and was the wife of Nathan Salisbury. The Oakes name may have been her maiden name and the "E." her maiden middle name initial), wife of Nathan Salisbury. Oval frame. Hair woven, tatted and braided in different colors. Small beads woven into design. [show more]
3338Hair Wreath
  • Document, Memorabilia, Hairwork Wreath
  • 1850c.
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.
3584Mount Desert Bridge Corporation - Minutes
  • Document, Minutes
  • Other, Bridges
  • 4/21/1851
Description:
Minutes of meeting of Directors of the Mount Desert Bridge Corporation ordering repairs to be done by William Thompson due to damage by wind and sea in storm.
5518Record of Triangulation Station in Mount Desert,1856
  • Document, Pamphlet
  • Other, Writers
  • 1856
Description:
Card detailing geographic position of a triangulation station in Mount Desert, 1856. Research for an article by LaRue Spiker. Previously accessioned as **2004, object Id 2001.2004
4026License, Coasting Trade, One Year
  • Document, Permission, License, Occupational License
  • Other, Schooners
  • 1859
Description:
License issued to Amos (?) Cooper and George B. Somes of Mt. Desert to operate Schooner Richmond.
16986Justice of the Peace Licence for Benjamin Higgins
  • Document, Permission, License, Occupational License
  • october 29, 1850
Description:
Justice of the Peace Licence for Benjamin Higgins, signed by Ezra B. French, Secretary of State.
8905Maria Merritt Beckwith, Age 6
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Tintype
  • Other, Portrait
  • c 1850
Description:
Maria Merritt Beckwith Age 6 in 1850. Seated in Rocking Chair. Grandmother of donor, Robert Harris of Oak Hill Road, Mt. Desert. Hair parted in middle, pulled back behind ears. Wearing necklaces and possibly pocket watch around neck. Plaid dress with flounces in skirt. Narrow white lace collar.
7094Willis Humphries Ballard
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • People
  • Robert Michael, Jr.
  • September 1855
Description:
Willis Humphries Ballard at Popham Beach.
14097Abraham Somes III
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Portrait
  • c 1850s
Description:
Copy of tintype of ambro type of Abraham Somes III. Dark hair parted on one side and brushed down. Beard from ears below chin, not on chin (plain folks style). Heavy black coat over double breasted vest, white shirt with black silk tie. Image appears to be scratched at bottom.
14561Main Street, Somesville
  • Image, Photograph, Photographic Print
  • Other, Building
  • Places, Landscape
  • 1855c.
Description:
Main Street Somesville. Trees line street. Board sidewalk visible on right near picket fenced yards. Fernald’s Store (later Port-in-a-Storm bookstore) hidden by trees. Historic Lewis Somes House on right hidden by trees. Telephone poles line street. Man stands on grass near road in distance. Marked on back, “W.H. Ballard Collection Southwest Harbor, Maine. From a B. Bradley Stereo circa 1855." 8x10
14034US Coast Survey Map of Baker's Island
  • Map
  • Other, Baker's Island
  • Other, Barns
  • Other, Boathouses
  • Other, Lighthouses
  • 1854?
Description:
1854, 1864, or 1884 Map by W. E. Greenwell, Assistant USCS Date unclear. Photocopies only.
14045Colton's Railroad and Township Map of Maine, 1854
  • Map
  • 1854
Description:
Colton's Railroad and Township Map of Maine, 1854