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You searched for: Date: 1820s
Title Type Subject Creator Date Place Rights
Seventy-five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Home Economics
  • A Lady of Philadelphia
  • 1828
Seventy-five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
This is a facsimile of the original 1828 publication. The writer is really Eliza Lislie
The Saint's Everlasting Rest, or A Treatise of the Blessed State of the Saints in their Enjoyment of God in Heaven
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Religion
  • Other, Saints
  • Baxter, Richard
  • 1822.
Description:
Handwritten inside front cover: "Mary Somes; From old Lewis Somes house".
Poems by William Cowper, Esq.; of the inner temple.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Poetry
  • Cowper, William, Esq.
  • 1826.
Poems by William Cowper, Esq.; of the inner temple.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Collection of poetry in 3 volumes. We have volumes III and III.
The Introduction to Ancient and Modern Geography:
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Geography
  • Cummings, J.A.
  • 1820.
The Introduction to Ancient and Modern Geography:
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
The Pronouncing Spelling Book
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Spelling
  • Other, Word Pronounciation
  • Cummings, J.A.
  • 1821.
The Pronouncing Spelling Book
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Rules for spelling and guide for word pronounciation. Marian Townsend written on first page.
Business Record (KIMBALL)
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Publication, Book
  • Dan Kimball or James Clement
  • 1829
Business Record (KIMBALL)
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Sales records for either the Dan Kimball store in Northeast Harbor or the James Clement Store in Seal Harbor.
Short Poems: Including a Sketch of the Scriptures to the book of Ruth: Satan's Great Devise, or Lines on Intemperance: I and Conscience, or A Dialogue on Universalism: and a few others on various subjects
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Blue Hill
  • Other, Poetry
  • Other, Religion
  • Fisher, Jonathan
  • 1827
Description:
Handwritten inside cover:"Fred S. Thompson, Mt. Desert, Maine"
The Military and Political Life, Character and Anecdotes of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, History
  • Other, Napoleon
  • Las Cases, Count
  • 1823.
A Survey of Maine
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Moses Greenleaf
  • 1829
A Survey of Maine
Northeast Harbor Library
Description:
Special section reprinted in Ellsworth American in 1977 of chapter 12 of "Grants & Sales of Lands" with original land titles and detailed maps.
Atlas accompanying Greenleaf's map and statistical survey of Maine
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Map
  • Moses Greenleaf
  • 1829
Description:
Survey of the state of Maine.
English Reader; or Pieces in Prose and Poetry.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Readers
  • Murray, Lindley
  • 1820
English Reader; or Pieces in Prose and Poetry.
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
"To assist young persons to read with propriety and effect, to improve their language and sentiments; and to inculcate some of the most important principles of piety and virtue with a few preliminary observations on the principles of good reading." Inscribed Daniel Somes jr., Mt. Desert
The English Reader
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, English language
  • Other, Readers
  • Murray, Lindley
  • 1824
The English Reader
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
From the title page: "Pieces in prose and poetry, selected from the best writers. Designed to assist young persons to read with propriety and effect; to improve their language and sentiments; and to inculcate some of the most imortant principles of piety and virtue..."
The English Reader
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Readers
  • Murray, Lindley
  • 1827
The English Reader
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
" Pieces in prose and poetry selected from the best writers designed to assist young persons to read with propriety and effect..." Inscribed "the property of Sarah y Mayo Eden Maine February the 1830" [front] " the property of Sarah G (?) Wiggins" [back]
Nicholas Thomas Jr.'s Notebook, or "Docket" 1823 - 1846
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Chart, Family Tree
  • People
  • Nicholas Thomas Jr.
  • 1823
Description:
Nicholas Thomas Jr.'s "Docket", Feb. 28th AD 1823. Contains small claim cases, Marriages he performed. Notes he entered in two sections. Photocopied by Robert E. Suminsby Genealogical Records, Feb. 1996.
Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Paley, William
  • 1829
Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Donated by Mrs. George Somes; keep for Somes family connection, although badly damaged. On title page: "In Two Volumes. Vol. II."
A Town Warrant for 9/13/1824 for Town of Mount Desert.
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Organizations
  • Places, Town
  • Simeon Milliken, William W. Thomas
  • 8-25-1824
Description:
A warrant for MD Town Meeting & results of the Town Meeting & a warrant written on 2/8/1825 with list of agenda for Town Meeting 3/1/1825.
The Adventures of Roderick Random, Vol. !!
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Smollett, Tobias
  • 1827
The Adventures of Roderick Random, Vol. !!
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Stamped Daniel Somes
The Adventures of Roderick Random Vol I
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Fiction
  • Smollett, Tobias
  • 1827
The Adventures of Roderick Random Vol I
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
fiction stamped Daniel Somes
Elements of Elocution...
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Public speaking
  • Walker, John
  • 1825
Elements of Elocution...
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
A New System of Mercantile Arithmetic
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Publication, Book
  • Other, Mathematics
  • Other, Merchants
  • Walsh, Michael, AM
  • 1820.
A New System of Mercantile Arithmetic
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Sections on Numeration: tables of money, weights, measures; practical questions, bills of parcels, vulgar fractions, simple interest, insurance, and more. Inscribed in front "Haskell Norwood" and Wm. Burnett (?) Ellsworth, 1838 and in back "Haskell lNorwook Mt Desert", also Nathan Salsbury (?) Esq. (?)
Town of Mount Desert Municipal Records 1777-1820
Northeast Harbor Library
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Places
  • William O. Emery, ed.
  • 1777-1820
Description:
typescript by William O. Emery of early municipal records of the town of Mount Desert.
Photocopy of deed to Abraham Somes from John Somes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Deed
  • 1826
Photocopy of deed to Abraham Somes from John Somes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
John Somes deeding to Abraham Somes land
Deed from Isaac Somes to Jacob Somes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, Deed
  • 1823?
Deed from Isaac Somes to Jacob Somes
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Deed
Shotgun
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Armaments, Shotgun
  • c 1820-30
Shotgun
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Boston Fowler. English barrel in 12 gauge. Pineapple finial on triggerguard tang, ornate engraving and silver barrel inlays at breach mark this as prize possession. Used with 00 buckshot or birdshot for deer or bird hunting. Silver front inset. Marked with initials W.K. Tower of London Foundry mark. Lockplate marked William Read Boston. Ramrod intact. Ignition: caplock Wood: walnut Caliber: 12ga
Scissors
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
  • Object, Scissors
  • c. 1820
Scissors
Mount Desert Island Historical Society
Description:
Scissors rusted open with one broken shear found at kitchen midden of Israel Atherton site in Pretty Marsh. “T” relates to a map that was created by Alice Smith 002.47