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Title Type Subject Creator Date Place Rights
Kimball Store Business Ledger
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Daniel Kimball
  • 1830's
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Kimball Store Business Ledger
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Handwritten ledger in buff suede (13" x 8.5" x 1.75") belonging to the Great Harbor Maritime Museum and given to the Northeast Harbor Library for safekeeping.
William P. Preble ledgers (1830-1850s)
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Businesses, Fishery Business
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • People
  • 1830
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
William P. Preble ledgers (1830-1850s)
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Five ledgers (A-E) 1830-1850s of a collection of 18 small, 19th-century ledgers or account journals belonging to William P. Preble; very difficult to decipher, many entries not in chronological order, often several years of entries not made in sequential order. (Only exterior and one page of each ledger scanned. A= Small marble covered ledger 1836, 1837. Mentions Brig Hannah & Abigail. Fabric goods like calico and cotton, pants and clothing. B= Small tan ledger with blue pages, entries made in very faint pencil. Boston 1849 – payments to individuals. November 28, 1849 lists of quantities of [fish?]. Individual accounts/expenses. Hardware. Provisions. C= 1856 Samuel S. Bunker one of the Surveyors of Highways in the Town of Cranberry Isles. Small ledger lists residents and poll tax for each D= 1855-1856 Brig Factor items, supplies, and expenses, tallies of fish, payments and expenses for sailors/fishermen, mentions lobsters, mention of the Schooner Sea Flower and Quickstep. Entries written in two directions, as if it was used for different years. The only year found so far is 1856 with entry for Nathan Stanley with balance due to Haynes. Lobsters for June 1855. E= 1855-1858. Black leather journal with blue pages and leather clasp. Miscellaneous entries expenses, fish. 1857 and 1858 accounts of individuals. Provisions and payments for Schooner Sea Flower. 1856 payments. 1855 payments. [show more]
Store Ledger 1838-1845
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger
  • Businesses, Store Business
  • Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner
  • William P. Preble
  • 1839
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Store Ledger 1838-1845
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Ledger, handwritten, inscribed "William P. Preble, Property, Cranberry Isles 1839" inside front cover, records 1838-1845 are mostly running expenses and payments, apparently at a store, for various accounts: Esaias Preble, Horace Duryan, Thomas Bunker, Harriet Rosebrook, John Pung, Michael Green, Winchester Whitney, Abigail Spurling, South (school) District Cranberry Isles, Thomas Manchester, Nathaniel Gott, Edwin Hadlock, Enoch Lurvy (or Lurvey), John Dow, Capt. L.W. Gilley, B. Bunker, Edward Burroughs, Rev. Micah Strickland, Miss Mary Preble, Justis W. Gilley, John Brown, Messrs. Symms Eaton & Co., David Thompson, Haskell Lancaster, Benjamin Moor, Thomas Newman, Josiah Young, Henry Fernald, Town of Cranberry Isles To William Preble, William Pung, expenses of Estate of Benjamin Spurling, Richard Higgins, George N. Spurling, Eunice Keef, Ivory Joy, Esther Eaton, North (school) District, Thomas Marks, Schooner Brainerd (or Brainard), Elisha Young, Bills against the Brigantine Factor for repairs, Michael Bulger, Samuel Farnham, Sans Stanley, Briant Hodgkins, James Mayo, Schooner Harriet, Estate of Robert Spurling, David Winsey, William Richardson, Charles Bunker, Andrew Frisbee, William Rice, Estate of Samuel Spurling, Schooner Eastern Star. Several scraps of note paper with writing and figures also in ledger. [show more]
Penobscot Journal
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events
  • 1832
Penobscot Journal
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
February 14, 1832
Bangor Courier
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Events
  • 1833
Bangor Courier
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
October 15, 1833
Pectoral Sandpiper
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Image, Print, Planographic Print, Lithograph
  • Nature, Animals, Birds
  • J. J. Audubon
  • 1836
Pectoral Sandpiper
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Engraved, printed and colored by R. Howell.
Wallet inscribed: William P Prebles Property, Cranberry Isles 1836
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Object, Personal Case, Wallet
  • Object, Other Object
  • 1836
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Description:
Wallet, brown leather tri-fold with tongue & strap closure, repaired and well worn, inked inside:" William P Prebles Property, Cranberry Isles 1836." From Louise Marr collection of items recovered from the Preble House.
Letters Remaining at the Seal Cove Post Office
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 1832
Description:
Photocopy from Special Collections University of Maine of a grocery account book. Includes accounts to Town of Seaville
Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1831
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Government, Government Records
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 1831
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1831
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records from 1831 (part of 2016.334.2100)
Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1832
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Government, Government Records
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 1832
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1832
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records from 1832 (part of 2016.334.2100)
Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1836
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Government, Government Records
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 1836
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1836
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records for 1836, part of 2016.334.2100
Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1838
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Government, Government Records
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 1838
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1838
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records from 1838 (part of 2016.334.2100)
Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1839
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Government, Government Records
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 1839
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Town of Cranberry Isles records - 1839
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records from 1839 (part of 2016.334.2100)
Request to Maine Senate & House of Representatives for establishment of Town of Cranberry Isles
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations, Civic
  • 1830
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Description:
Document, copy of request to Maine Senate & House of Representatives in Portland, Enoch Spurling & others asking for establishment of Town of Cranberry Isles, with reasons, 1 Jan 1830
State of Maine - Treasury Dept.
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Legal, Legal Documents
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • State of Maine
  • 1838-03-15
  • Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island
  • No Copyright - United States
State of Maine - Treasury Dept.
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
State of Maine treasury office certifying an amount of money given to Cranberry Isles to build primary schools.
Seal Cove School Meeting Minutes, March 12, 1832
Tremont Historical Society
  • Document, Minutes
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • People
  • Structures, Institutional, School
  • 1832-03-12
  • Tremont, Seal Cove
  • Copyright Not Evaluated
Description:
Notes from a Seal Cove school district meeting at the residence of Captain William Heath. People Mentioned: Benjamin Atherton, George Butler Jr., George Butler, Jacob Butler, William Butler, Ezra Dodge Jr., John S. Dodge, R. F. Dodge, R. F. Dodge, Nathaniel Gott, O. Haley, William Heath Jr., Hosea Heath, Thomas Heath, William Heath, Samuel Hennison, George Murphy Jr., George Murphy, Israel Murphy, Lemuel Norton, James Reed Jr., Ezra D. Reed, James Reed, Benjamin Robins, Jonathan Robins, Joshua Sawyer, Samuel Sawyer [show more]
Letter against turning 21-year-old students away
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations, School Institution
  • 1830
  • No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
Letter against turning 21-year-old students away
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Description:
Letter, unsigned, Great Cranberry Island, 15 Jan 1830, complaining of turning 21-year-old students out of school on GCI. The back was re-used, mentions bills against the Brig Beaver at Halifax and elsewhere. Letter quoted in Gerry Noether's booklet 1976
Youth's Companion
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Publication, Newspaper
  • Other
  • Nathaniel Willis
  • 1839
Youth's Companion
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Two copies: No. 18, September 14, 1939, and No. 31, December 13, 1939, of the Youth's Companion. Vol. XIII. Published weekly at the Office of the Boston Recorder.
The Holy Bible, containing the old and new testaments
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Bibles
  • Other, Religion
  • 1831
The Holy Bible, containing the old and new testaments
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
The Holy Bible, containing the old and new testaments: Translated out of the original tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised. Handwritten notes between Old and New Testaments. Newspaper clippings pasted inside front and back covers.
Mt. Desert Bridge Co.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Bridge construction
  • Other, Mount Desert
  • 1836
Mt. Desert Bridge Co.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Handwritten documents: 1. Contract to build bridge across Mt. Desert Narrows, 1836 2. Survey of Mt. Desert Narrows, 1836 3. Letter complaining about bridge corporation 4. Proposal to build toll house. 5. Bond--contractor to build bridge 6. Other letters related to declaring dividend, concern about tolls by mail carriers, ministers 7. 1850 bill for repair. 8. Dividend Payment for John Somes
Sale of Thompson Island
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Financial, Sales Record, Bill of Sale
  • Other, Bridges
  • Other, Thompson Island
  • 1835
Sale of Thompson Island
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Document showing sale of Thompson Island, 1835, to William Thompson for $100.00 by Isaac and Emma (9?) Mayo.
Letter to John Black from Joel Emery and John Somes, Jr. of Mount Desert
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Bridges
  • 1/8/1839
Description:
Letter to John Black from Joel Emery and John Somes, Jr. of Mount Desert requesting declaration of dividends.
Letter to William Thompson of Mount Desert Bridge Corporation from John Black
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Bridges
  • 1/5/1839
Description:
Letter to William Thompson of Mount Desert Bridge Corporation from John Black, President of the Corporation regarding dividends and notice of such to be posted in Post Office.
Letter to Capt. W. Thompson from John Black regarding exemption of tolls on sabbath
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Bridges
  • 10/3/1837
Description:
Letter to Capt. W. Thompson from John Black regarding exemption of tolls on sabbath. Copy.
Notice soliciting for building of Toll House with specifications
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Announcement
  • Other, Bridges
  • Other, Buildings
  • 8/14/1837
Description:
Notice soliciting for building of Toll House with specifications. Signed by John Black.