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Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Date	Place	Rights
George B. Dorr's Harvard Diploma Bar Harbor Historical Society	Document, Certificate	People		1874	Bar Harbor	Copyright Undetermined	George B. Dorr's Harvard Diploma Bar Harbor Historical Society Identifier: bhhs-28 Type: Document, Certificate Subject: People Date: 1874 Place: Bar Harbor Description: Framed diploma; Bachelor of Arts in Latin degree to George Bucknam Dorr.
Receipt for Schooner Sea Bird supplies Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Financial, Receipt	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner		1878		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Receipt for Schooner Sea Bird supplies Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2001.39.298 Type: Document, Financial, Receipt Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1878 Description: Receipt, from Perley Russell & Co., Portland, 17 Apr 1878, to Schooner Sea Bird, for food and other items, $345.95
Cargo Manifest for Schooner Rozella Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, List, Inventory	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner		1875		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Cargo Manifest for Schooner Rozella Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.46.277 Type: Document, List, Inventory Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1875 Description: Cargo Manifest, schooner Rozella, master E.B. Stanley, nav by 4 men and no boys, from Boston to Cranberry Isles, 12 Nov 1875, cargo: 20 bhs salt, 20 brls flour, 24 bshl corn, 2 brls onions, 3 brls apples, 1 brl molasses, 1 brl sugar, 10 oil brls, sundries
Letter 7 of group of letters to Frances (Fannie) S. Spurling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	People		1874		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Letter 7 of group of letters to Frances (Fannie) S. Spurling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.246.2749 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: People Date: 1874 Description: Letter 7 (with transcription) in a collection of letters to Frances (Fannie) S. Spurling. This one is from her older half-brother A. B. Spurling in 1874 Andrew Barclay Spurling writes from New York City and states he learned of their mother’s illness from Fannie’s letter of the 16th, and of her death (January 17, 1874) in a letter from their brother William of the 19th, both of which he received on January 21, 1874. Too late to go home. He reminisces fondly about his mother and offers have Father Preble live with him now if he wishes to. A.B. Spurling (Civil War General Andrew Barclay) who wrote letter 7 is one of Samuel E. Spurling’s younger brothers (Samuel wrote letters 1-6 to Fannie). Frances (Fannie) A. Preble was Samuel and Andrew’s half-sister, the daughter of the widowed Abigail Cobb Hadlock Spurling and her second husband William P. Preble. [show more]
Letter 6 of 6 from Samuel Spurling to Fannie Preble Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter	People		1874		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Letter 6 of 6 from Samuel Spurling to Fannie Preble Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.246.2748 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: People Date: 1874 Description: Letter 6 of 6 letters (with transcriptions) written 1865-1874 from Samuel E. Spurling (1827-1895) to his much younger half-sister Frances (Fannie) A. Preble (b. 1849). Samuel moved from Great Cranberry to California about age 23 ca.1850. In these six letters, he writes from Gold Hill, Nevada, where he works in gold mines. This letter #6 is from Gold Hill Nevada. Jan 11th 1874 to My dear Sister Fannie from S.C. or S.E Spurling. Samuel learns from Mr. or Wm Henry that his mother is ill. He’s having a brutal winter, Samuel was ill in Nevada; he’s now working at Crown Point Mine where he worked 7 or 8 years ago; can’t come home at present. Samuel E. Spurling is the eldest son of Abigail Cobb Hadlock Spurling and Samuel Spurling. A.B. Spurling (likely Civil War General Andrew Barclay) who wrote letter 7 is one of Samuel’s younger brothers. Frances (Fannie) A. Preble was Samuel and Andrew’s half-sister, the daughter of the widowed Abigail Cobb Hadlock Spurling and her second husband William P. Preble. [show more]
Sandy Point (Northeast Harbor) and Long Pond Schools Northeast Harbor Library	Document, List	Organizations, School Institution		1864, 1871, 1872	Mount Desert		Sandy Point (Northeast Harbor) and Long Pond Schools Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6024 Type: Document, List Subject: Organizations, School Institution Date: 1864, 1871, 1872 Place: Mount Desert Description: Lists of student names and ages, along with agent's names in School District 7 - Sandy Point School, later Northeast Harbor School, and the Long Pond School in Seal Harbor. Copied from Accession Number 3219 compiled by R. Smallidge.
Keepsake Autograph Book Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Memorabilia, Album, Autograph Album			1879			Keepsake Autograph Book Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3040 Type: Document, Memorabilia, Album, Autograph Album Date: 1879 Description: Small 4*3in book, leather with autographs of individuals on the island in 1879. Belonged to Willie Heath of Seal Cove Maine. Many have faded but as of 2013 are still legible.
Maine Legislative Acts Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Government, Regulation	Events		1870			Maine Legislative Acts Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6107 Type: Document, Government, Regulation Subject: Events Date: 1870 Description: Bound volume of handwritten notes of Maine Legislative Acts and news clippings of government actions of the time.
Geo. A. Lurvey, Justice of the Peace, Southwest Harbor Records and Index Southwest Harbor Public Library	Document, Other Documents	Businesses, Other Business People		1878 c.	Southwest Harbor	Copyright Not Evaluated	Geo. A. Lurvey, Justice of the Peace, Southwest Harbor Records and Index Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-16591 Type: Document, Other Documents Subject: Businesses, Other Business People Date: 1878 c. Place: Southwest Harbor Description: This index was kept by Geo. A. Lurvey, Justice of the Peace. Included are records of marriages, weddings, and other town records from Southwest Harbor, Maine from approximately 1878 to 1907.
Robinson, Lewis K. Birth Record Tremont Historical Society	Document, Government, Birth Record, Birth Certificate			2/8/1874			Robinson, Lewis K. Birth Record Tremont Historical Society Identifier: ths-2399 Type: Document, Government, Birth Record, Birth Certificate Date: 2/8/1874 Description: Birth Record (Deposition, for correction) Robinson, Lewis K.
Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Isles Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Chart, Family Tree	People	N. K. Sawyer	1871	Mount Desert Island		Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Isles Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6444 Type: Document, Chart, Family Tree Subject: People Creator: N. K. Sawyer Date: 1871 Place: Mount Desert Island Description: Attributed to Ezra A. Dodge. Downloaded from archive.org. NEHL has a spiral bound photocopy of poor quality
Certificate of Marriage, Nancy Freeman and Dr. James Hanson Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Government, Marriage Record, Marriage Certificate			Jan. 2, 1878			Certificate of Marriage, Nancy Freeman and Dr. James Hanson Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17656 Type: Document, Government, Marriage Record, Marriage Certificate Date: Jan. 2, 1878 Description: Certificate of Marriage (January 2, 1878) for Nancy W. Freeman of Mount Desert and Dr. James Hanson of Boston.
Certificate of Marriage for Capt. Joseph S. King and Miss Addie Gilley Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Government, Marriage Record, Marriage Certificate			June 25, c. 1870			Certificate of Marriage for Capt. Joseph S. King and Miss Addie Gilley Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17655 Type: Document, Government, Marriage Record, Marriage Certificate Date: June 25, c. 1870 Description: Certificate of Marriage for Capt. Joseph S. King of Tremont and Miss Addie V. Gilley of Tremont June 25, 187_ (last number of year is missing).
Lodge Certificate Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Certificate, Membership Certificate			1872c..			Lodge Certificate Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17510 Type: Document, Certificate, Membership Certificate Date: 1872c.. Description: Framed Masonic Lodge Certificate for George H. Gilley. Frame has dark finish. Certificate shows symbols for faith, hope and charity. Reads, “Brother George H. Gilley raised to Master Mason Tremont Lodge #77 Nov 16, 1872”. Signed Feb 6th 1873 by Levi Lurvey, Jacob Carroll, William Stanley, John Freeman. backing intact.
McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Instructional, Instruction Book	Other, Literature, grammar, speech		1879			McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-16966 Type: Document, Instructional, Instruction Book Subject: Other, Literature, grammar, speech Publisher: Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co Date: 1879 Description: McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader (revised edition), 1879. Published by Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co, Cincinnati and New York. Donated to Sawtelle Collection, transferred to MDI Historical Society. Originally owned by a family in North Canton, Ohio.
Somes Carding Mill Records Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger			1875			Somes Carding Mill Records Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-16773 Type: Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger Date: 1875 Description: 1875 Record of Weight and Cost of Carded Wool
Somes Carding Mill Records Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger			1871			Somes Carding Mill Records Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-16766 Type: Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger Date: 1871 Description: 1871 Record of Weight and Cost of Carded Wool
Somes Carding Mill Records Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger			1872			Somes Carding Mill Records Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-16765 Type: Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger Date: 1872 Description: 1872 Record of Weight and Cost of Carded Wool
A History of the United States from 1492 to 1866 for the use of schools Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Instructional, Instruction Book	Other, Education Other, History	Martindale. Joseph C.	1870			A History of the United States from 1492 to 1866 for the use of schools Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13896 Type: Document, Instructional, Instruction Book Subject: Other, Education Other, History Creator: Martindale. Joseph C. Publisher: Eldredge & Brother Date: 1870
The New Normal Primary Arithmetic Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Instructional, Instruction Book	Other, Elementary school teaching Other, Mathematics	Brooks, Edward	1878			The New Normal Primary Arithmetic Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-13851 Type: Document, Instructional, Instruction Book Subject: Other, Elementary school teaching Other, Mathematics Creator: Brooks, Edward Publisher: Sower, Potts & Co. Date: 1878
Turkish Rug Patterns Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Pamphlet			1879c.			Turkish Rug Patterns Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12561 Type: Document, Pamphlet Date: 1879c. Description: 3" X 5.5" unpaginated pamphlet offering work for those who are"out of employment" opportunity to sell Turkish rug patterns. Cover has words written in pencil including what appears to be "BN Higgins."
Warranty Deed, Smith to Withum Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Legal, Deed			1875			Warranty Deed, Smith to Withum Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12472 Type: Document, Legal, Deed Date: 1875 Description: Deed conveying land in Mt. Desert (described) from William B. Smith to Martha E.(?) Withum. Signed by J.D. Parker, Justice.
Somes Woolen Mill Records Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger	Other, Bookkeeping Other, Somes Woolen Mill		1870			Somes Woolen Mill Records Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-12110 Type: Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger Subject: Other, Bookkeeping Other, Somes Woolen Mill Date: 1870 Description: 1870 Record of Measurement and Cost of Cloth.
1871 Chart of Somes Sound and adjacent land Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Chart, Navigational Chart			1871			1871 Chart of Somes Sound and adjacent land Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11963 Type: Document, Chart, Navigational Chart Date: 1871 Description: U.S. Coastal Survey of Somes Sound, 1871. Shows topography of surrounding land and roads in existence at that time. Road from Somesville to Southwest Harbor runs east of "Echo Lake-Demings Pond." Shows structures.
Letter from Sadie (?) to Mrs. William Emory Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter			1877			Letter from Sadie (?) to Mrs. William Emory Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-11568 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Date: 1877 Description: Letter dated 16 Jan 1877 from Sadie (?) to her sister Mrs. William Emory. Sadie was a teacher on Cranberry Isle. Letter contains expressions of joy for receiving mail from family, and laments about poor pay and tedious work.

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