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| Letter to Gertrude Fay from Charles Savage Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Letter to Gertrude Fay from Charles Savage Northeast Harbor Library Description: Letter and a bill (related to framing) to Mrs. Fay from Charles Savage. Includes remarks about the fire which destroyed Augustus Phillips workshop and about Charles's trip to California, etc. Related to ART 0025 | |||
| Kimball Notebook Northeast Harbor Library |
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| William P. Preble ledgers (1830-1850s) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  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] | ||
| Kimball Store Business Ledger Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  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. | |
| Miscellaneous deeds and receipts 1800s Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Miscellaneous deeds and receipts 1800s Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Two deeds 1833 and 1821, receipt 1868, and 1898, and scrap of deed no date. A= 1833 deed Aaron Wasgatt of MDI, blacksmith, to Sans Stanley regarding Lots 40, 41, and 42 on Mount Desert, signed by David Wasgatt and Aaron Wasgaat 1833, Recorded 1837 Book 64/Page 213. B= Deed Joshua Mayo, blacksmith, to Sans Stanley, Jr. 75 acres, signed 1818 and recorded 1821 in Book 41/Page 367, C= Fragment of a deed transferring something to Lydia Baker, recorded by John Brooks, 19th century. D= Receipt: For labor received, promise to pay Charles Harding signed by William P. and William H. Preble 1868; on reverse "paid in full all claims on the Ship [Picayne?]" including $1.65 interest. E= Receipt for payment to Millard Spurling for hauling in hay for W.P. Preble July 22, 1898. [show more] | ||
| Store Ledger 1838-1845 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  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] | |
| Store Ledger 1845-1849 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Store Ledger 1845-1849 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Ledger, William Preble, 1845-1849, mostly store accounts listing customers and items and services they bought, apparently at Preble's store. Items referred to both food and nautical hardware with prices listed. Purchases listed by day and date, interspersed with records and values for Preble's business and personal services as executor, town agent, etc. Names include: John Pung, Edward Spurling, Michael Bulger, the schooner Harriet, Elisha Young, Henry Neuman, Freeman Gubtil, Estate of Nicholas Tucker [show more] | ||
| Abstract of Title: Smallidge Lot, Seal Harbor Jesup Memorial Library |
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| Abstract of Title: Smallidge Lot, Seal Harbor Jesup Memorial Library Description: Deeds from Winfield S Smallidge to Edsel B Ford. 38 pages | ||
| Store Ledger 1849-1850 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Store Ledger 1849-1850 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Ledger, handwritten, probably by William Preble, mostly running expenses and payments, apparently at a store, for various people, 1849-1851 | ||
| Receipt for food Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Receipt for food Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Business receipt from Symmes Eaton to Enoch Stanley, Boston 7 May 1851, food, $2.11 | ||
| William P. Preble receipts Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  William P. Preble receipts Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Two receipts: (A) Tremont March 10th, 1852, Received of William P. Preble seventy three dollars 80/100 in full payment for ballance doo me for wooden materials to build new Brig Abigail Maria of, furnished by me the last season as per agreement dated at Tremont December 5th, 1850. Signed by Henry W. [xxxx?]. And (B): William P. Preble's taxes 1878 = $1.10. | ||
| Store Ledger 1853-1857 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Store Ledger 1853-1857 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Ledger, handwritten, probably by William Preble, mostly running expenses and payments, apparently at a store, for various people, 1853-1857 | ||
| Repairs to the Brig Factor March 13, 1854 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Repairs to the Brig Factor March 13, 1854 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Certificate for repairs to the Factor (three pages), a ship built on GCI 1832, in for repairs in South Carolina in 1854, with cargo of molasses and other items, with transcription by donor. | ||
| Maine State Fish Inspector Certificate 1854 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Maine State Fish Inspector Certificate 1854 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Certificate, Appointment as State of Maine Fish Inspector, of William P. Preble, 26 June 1854 with transcription | ||
| Ledgers from Lewis Stanley boatyard, 19th century Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Ledgers from Lewis Stanley boatyard, 19th century Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Collection of three scanned ledger account books originally from the Lewis Stanley boatyard. Ledgers were inherited by donor from his great uncle Lewis Stanley. (See scans on gcihs-nas\photo\Museum Photos\2015.316.2077_SchmidtLedgers and on DVD; ledgers were originally returned to donor August 2015; then all were donated to museum June 2017). Ledger A1: Measures 8.25H x 7: W x .5” thick. First page: George N. Spurling, Cranberry Isles; and [unreadable name below Spurling] Machias Port. Entries run from 1855-1870, with the last four pages dated 1855 pertaining to WatterWitch (Water Witch, Waterwitch, spelling and capitalization varies) stocks and specifics. Account entries recorded for the WatterWitch, Schooner Rozella, and Schooner Caressa. Names mentioned: Walton, Guptill, Haynes, Stanley, Spurling, Ferrin, Wentworth, Young, Saddler, Ladd. Commodities: fish and oil mostly; stocks and figuring notations in pen and pencil by different hands. First page states Schooner Hannah & Abigail bought in Boston May 6th, 1849. First entry is “E.B. Stanley, Cranberry Isles Oct. 9th, 1858 for $21 dollars on account of my share of fish bought on board Sch. WatterWitch this season. Asa [D?] Stanley.” Ledger B2: Measures 8”H x 6.75” W x .5” thick. Inside front cover is written: “Jonas Blood born April 15th, 1774.” First page begins with January 1st 1859 listing sale of butter, pork, and eggs. Ledger records expenses and sales of produce and other items through April 1862 and appears to be written by all the same hand. [For some info on Jonas Blood: probably born New Hampshire. http://gen.plagge.org/individual.php?pid=I16094&ged=plagge.ged Jonas Blood:b..c1774 d.5/21/1870, age 96 By genealogy.com.] Ledger C3: 14" H x 3.75" W x 1" thick. Label on front cover: Sanborn & Carter, Publishers, Booksellers and Blank Book Manufacturers, No. 55 Exchange Street, Portland, Maine. Small envelope and letter addressed to Mrs. E. B. Stanley, Cranberry Isles, Maine, postmarked Waltham MA, Nov 17/12M/1908 (03?) with 2 cent stamp. Reverse postmark is Cranberry Isles 1908(3)? Begins "North East Harbor, Lindsay,” ends: "Hastily, Carol(?)" Many pages have been cut out from the beginning of this ledger. First entry, is on page 85 and starts: “Boston Dec. 6th 1879 Sch. S.L. Foster. Page 93 is “Boston Dec 14, 1885.” Page 98 deals with the estate of Enoch B. Stanley and Lewis B. Stanley 1903 and continues with various documents and deeds to 1908 (to page 151). Then returns to accounts for the S. L. Foster 1889. Page 176 begins accounts for the Schooner Rozella 1882, then to 1881, and goes back to deeds and correspondence p. 196 for 1908. P. 198 goes back to the Sch. Foster and alternates between accounts re: Foster and Rozella. Two small loose account papers between p. 212 and 213. The ledger goes back and forth between years and schooners and deeds throughout the book. Last pages of ledger date Jan 18, 1913 and begin with “I expressly forbade Lewis to connect the new building with the original fish house of the heirs of E. B. Stanley…..” (See also 2017.389.2164 and 2017.388.2163) See also notes from Charles Liebow email 2019 re: boat builders with this ledger. [show more] | ||
| Note from Enoch Stanley re: selling oil Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Note from Enoch Stanley re: selling oil Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Note, from Enoch Stanley to Garent, asking to sell 5 barrels of oil and keep the account of the barrels separate, 5 Sep 1855 | ||
| Store Ledger 1857-1862 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Store Ledger 1857-1862 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Ledger, handwritten, inscribed "Property of William P. Preble", mostly running expenses and payments, apparently at a store, for various people, 1857-1862 | ||
| William P. Preble Ledgers (1860-1870s) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  William P. Preble Ledgers (1860-1870s) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Eleven ledgers (A-K) with two inserts, 1860-1870s 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= Black leather journal with leather clasp. Property of William P. Preble, Cranberry Isles. 1862 Boston entries payments to individuals, mentions Schooner Commerce, etc. Letter tucked into this notebook in the pocket in the rear of the notebook. Bangor Dec. 20, 1860 to Wm. P. Preble Esq. from Abner Knowles about a balance of $40 he owes the Town of Cranberry Isles. B= Black leather journal with leather clasp. Property of William P. Preble, Cranberry Isles. No dates. Payments for work in Boston [undated]. Mentions Schooners Express and Sea Flower. Expenses and provisions, individual accounts. Tucked into the rear pocket of this notebook are two receipts make out to William Preble for $18.00 each for 1862 and 1863 pertaining to his handling of the estate of Sans Stanley. C= 1864-1867-1877 (various years) small ledger begins with Schooner Sea Flower expenses. Schooner Quickstep expenses. Includes payments to sailors/fishermen.1872 Preble as highway Surveyor. 1872 and 1873 School Committee expenses. D= 1865 small ledger Wm. P. Preble begins with Accounts of Sales Daily starting November 1 running for several months….“Amount of sales for the year 1866 $5,542.58, tax collected 798.97” Note: One large loose ledger sheet folded and stored inside this small ledger D with header WP Preble to Clark & Parker November 18th 1879 lists supplies and hardware of various kinds. E= 1867-1871 small ledger begins with “Wrecked Schooner”, then Schooner von Buren & Owners, information pertaining to the Owners of Quickstep (fractions of ownership by each man?), herring for E. B. Stanley and others, fishing tallies, Schooner Sea Queen, 1871 H. Gilley, 1871 and 1873 Town of CI expenses for Preble services, 1873-1874 miscellaneous and expenses Perley and Russell, 1874 Preble’s expenses for Town of CI business, Accounts of sales to various individuals, with various notations on the front and rear flaps of the ledger. F= 1867 long narrow store ledger with list of cash and credit, tallies of purchases by individuals. G= 1869-1872 long narrow store ledger with list of cash and credit for various dates, and purchases by individuals. H= 1867 & 1878 small narrow tan leather journal. 1867 Schooner C.D. Horton, expenses, sailors/fishermen. Schooner Alice P [or T?]. expenses, sailors. Cranberry Isles Wrecking Company meeting notes January and February 1867. Ledgers of accounts for various individuals. Also a couple of notations re: 1878 & 1879 matters, and 1873 on the last page. Inserted in this ledger H is a Lime Rock Insurance Company policy for $3,000 on the schooner Sea Queen for one year from March 1, 1866 at noon. I= 1877 Collector’s Tax List book – William P. Preble, Esq. Treasurer and Collector of Taxes of the Town of Cranberry Isles, County of Hancock aforesaid. Assessors: A. C. Fernald, J. S. Spurling, and N. S. Spurling. With notes after tax lists: June 5th 1879 sold house of Moses D. Haynes to Leonard Holmes at auction for the full xxx of eight dollars at 2 oclock pm [etc] J= Small tan narrow leather journal Date? Undated first half - list of various cargoes, expenses to Belfast, Schooner Alice T [or J?]. Several entries for 1879. 1867 two Schooner Sea Queen entries. Last two pages: List of articles saved from wreck of the Schooner Zulma [no date]. K= Small tan narrow leather journal “W.P. and W. H. Preble book” 1865 lists of expenses. 1874 Entry Boards for meeting house [church] 1249 feet. 1875 list of fish shipped. 1879 entries. 1866 entries cash sent to Portland. Lobsters tallies. 1866 entries for lawyers and Gilley. 1865 entry for Schooner C. Hood[?] [show more] | ||
| Brochures Civil War Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Brochures Civil War Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Three booklets: (A) Typhoid Fever Its Prevention and Restriction, Issued by the State of Maine (Form 25) undated, 4 pages. (B) Circular No. 54 State of Health of Maine, On the Prevention of Consumption undated, 4 pages. (C) What they have to do who State at Home issued by Fred. Law Olmstead, General Secretary, Washington DC 1862 (Civil War), 4 pages. | ||
| Receipt from Hadlock to Stanley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Receipt from Hadlock to Stanley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Business receipt, Enoch Stanley received $34.86 from G. Hadlock, 12 Jul 1864 | ||
| Letter from Jacob William Carroll to Mr. Clark Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Letter from Jacob William Carroll to Mr. Clark Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: This letter was written to Mr. Clark in 1865, while Jacob was at sea, five years before his marriage. The letter says: Philadelphia, Dec 23/65 Mr. Clark Sir What money you have for me from the Schr [Schooner?] please pay it over toward my Taxes. I am loading general cargo for Savannah. I got a fair Freight, but business is very dull & I shall be a long time loading. Coal to Boston is $3.00 & very scarce. There is a great deal of ice in the river. I am afraid it will close before I get out. Res. yours J.W. Carroll [show more] |
| Receipts for fishing and vessel expenses Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Receipts for fishing and vessel expenses Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Three recipts: 1. 1866 (Dec. to July) ledger page with header “W.P. and W. H. Preble” to Lyman Son & Tobey, itemized expenses for oil, paints, rope, lead, etc. “Please remit and much oblige LS&T” 2. 1867 (Sept 13) statement. Schooner Intreped (sic Intrepid?) & Owners bought of Richards, Adams & Co. Boston, pounds of manila [rope], wormline, rattine, springyarn, marlin spike, etc. With a 2-cent stamp date/stamped affixed. 3. 1867 (Dec. 6): Receipt for Schooner Transfer and owners to A T Hayden for half pilotage out. [show more] | ||
| Journal with transcriptions of protestations of ships Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Journal with transcriptions of protestations of ships Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Journal with transcription. 38-page typed transcription of protestations of ships wrecked on the Cranberry Isles from an original 19th-century ledger/journal kept by William P. Preble 1867-1879. Journal transcribed by Michael Macfarlan c. 2002. One loose page partial protestation for 1893. The back of the journal also contains pages for the accounts pertaining to School district No. 2, the Post Office, and for various islanders (not transcribed). (See also 1000.0.934: selections from 1080 - sea captain's transcribed broadcasts for possible video production. (See also June 2018 Cranberry Chronicle, pages 20-13 - link below) [show more] | ||
| Promisory note to Alfred Gilley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Promisory note to Alfred Gilley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Document, promisary note with stamps, William P. Preble, William H. Preble, Charles Guptill, and Enoch B. Stanley promise to pay Alfred H. Gilley $150 on 1 Jan 1870, signed 1869 | ||
| Telegram, blank, for use in the 1870s Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Telegram, blank, for use in the 1870s Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Telegram, blank, for use in the 1870s, dated 187_ (found in Bob LaHotan's barn when he cleaned it 2001) |