Letters (1864, 1865) from John Somes and John Noyes to overseers of the poor in Palmyra, Georgetown, Harrington, requesting that these towns take their "paupers" back and defray the costs which "have already arisen."
Letter to T.S. Somes re ceremony that may have been invalid, noting that he can "make Robinson take care of her if he is responsible."
Request to Mr. Hamor for bread from Jacob Lunt
Letter (1868) from Parker Bridge of Swans Island concerning a boy living with him whom he can no longer care for and whose mother he has written to come and get him.
Includes records of bonds and accounts.
“Overseers of the Poor,” Mount Desert Island Historical Society, accessed November 21, 2024, https://mdihs.digitalarchive.us/items/show/16251.Item 16617
