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Notice soliciting for building of Toll House with specifications Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Announcement	Other, Bridges Other, Buildings		8/14/1837			Notice soliciting for building of Toll House with specifications Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9292 Type: Document, Announcement Subject: Other, Bridges Other, Buildings Date: 8/14/1837 Description: Notice soliciting for building of Toll House with specifications. Signed by John Black.
The Mount Desert Bridge Corporation Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Bylaws	Organizations Other, Bridges Other, Clubs		January 1836			The Mount Desert Bridge Corporation Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-2995 Type: Document, Bylaws Subject: Organizations Other, Bridges Other, Clubs Date: January 1836 Description: The Mount Desert Bridge Corporation. Chartered in January, 1836. Booklet with the bylaws adopted July 13, 1836. Printed by W.H. Sherman, Printer, Bar Harbor, ME. 1900. Previously archived as 016.FIC.00.23
Mount Desert tax records - 1831 - 1838 - 1839 Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Chart, Family Tree	Places, Town		1831-1839	Mount Desert		Mount Desert tax records - 1831 - 1838 - 1839 Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6191 Type: Document, Chart, Family Tree Subject: Places, Town Date: 1831-1839 Place: Mount Desert Description: Town of Mt. Desert valuation ledgers of above years in Comb bound booklet. Eden tax records 1890 1841, stapled computer print-out.
History of Kennebunk Port, from its First Discovery Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Chart, Family Tree	Other People Places, Town	Charles Bradbury	1837			History of Kennebunk Port, from its First Discovery Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-6437 Type: Document, Chart, Family Tree Subject: Other People Places, Town Creator: Charles Bradbury Date: 1837 Description: First Discovery by Bartholomew Gosnold, 1602, to A.D. 1837. Subject Index & Name Index. Scan available upon request.
Copy of correspondence: Ledge at Greening Island, 1830-39 Northeast Harbor Library	Document, Correspondence	Places, Island	National Archives	1830-1839	Southwest Harbor, Greening Island		Copy of correspondence: Ledge at Greening Island, 1830-39 Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-1604 Type: Document, Correspondence Subject: Places, Island Creator: National Archives Date: 1830-1839 Place: Southwest Harbor, Greening Island Description: Copy made for S. E. Morison of petition requesting a ledge "Langley's" (Greening) Island, and of specs for a granite marker resulting. 1830-1839.
Letter from Josiah Phillips to Luther A. Phillips Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Correspondence, Letter		Josiah Phillips	1830			Letter from Josiah Phillips to Luther A. Phillips Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4681 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Creator: Josiah Phillips Date: 1830 Description: Photocopy of an 1830 handwritten letter from Josiah Phillips to Luther A. Phillips of Orland, Maine. The letter tells of the death of Josiah's father and Luther's father. The letter fills one-page; a photocopy of the page showing the address has also been copied. The orginal sheet of paper was approx. 15 inches wide and 12' high. It had been folded in half and the address written on the outside. The letter itself was about 7.5" in width and 12" high. [show more]
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			Letter to John Black from Joel Emery and John Somes, Jr. of Mount Desert Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9289 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other, Bridges Date: 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			Letter to William Thompson of Mount Desert Bridge Corporation from John Black Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9290 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other, Bridges Date: 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			Letter to Capt. W. Thompson from John Black regarding exemption of tolls on sabbath Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-9291 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other, Bridges Date: 10/3/1837 Description: Letter to Capt. W. Thompson from John Black regarding exemption of tolls on sabbath. Copy.
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 Identifier: mdihs-14072 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Other, Bridge construction Other, Mount Desert Date: 1836 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
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 Identifier: gcihs-1000.0.82 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Organizations, School Institution Date: 1830 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
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	Request to Maine Senate & House of Representatives for establishment of Town of Cranberry Isles Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.0.289 Type: Document, Correspondence, Letter Subject: Organizations, Civic Date: 1830 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
Tax Records Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record	Other, Taxes		1830			Tax Records Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3468 Type: Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record Subject: Other, Taxes Date: 1830 Description: Tax Records 1830 Mount Desert Listed as North Parrish by poll tax, estate tax and total
Ship's Log, Schooner Marion Great Harbor Maritime Museum	Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger	Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner		1836	Mount Desert	Copyright Undetermined	Ship's Log, Schooner Marion Great Harbor Maritime Museum Identifier: ghmm-1704 Type: Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger Subject: Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1836 Place: Mount Desert Description: Ship's log for the Schooner Marion, 1836-1837 This log records voyages of the Schooner Marion, commanded by Eaton Clark from February 1836 to June 1836 (potentially a bit longer). From June 1836 (and definitely by November ben 1836) until July 1836 the schooner was commanded by Jacob Sawyer. Destinations mentioned include: Puerto Rico, Mount Desert, Lubec, Williamstown, New York, Port au Plat, St. Domingo, and others
Ledger Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger			1833			Ledger Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-3626 Type: Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger Date: 1833
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 Identifier: nehl-6052 Type: Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger Subject: Businesses, Store Business Creator: Daniel Kimball Date: 1830's Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor 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 Identifier: gcihs-2018.416.2798 Type: Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger Subject: Businesses, Fishery Business Businesses, Store Business People Date: 1830 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 Identifier: gcihs-2003.71.619 Type: Document, Financial, Bookkeeping Record, Account Book, Ledger Subject: Businesses, Store Business Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Creator: William P. Preble Date: 1839 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]
Receipt for inheritance Benjamin Spurling Estate Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Document, Financial, Receipt	People		1838		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Receipt for inheritance Benjamin Spurling Estate Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.246.2753 Type: Document, Financial, Receipt Subject: People Date: 1838 Description: Abigail Cobb Spurling acknowledges receipt of inheritance for her children. Received May 19th 1838 of Enoch Spurling administrator of the Estate of Benjamin Spurling late of Cranberry Isles in the County of Hancock. Received three hundred and thirty 43/100 Dollars, it being in part for Saml & Zulma & Andrew B, Sarah, & Abigail Spurling portion of said Deceased Estate they being [xxxx?] children and heirs to said Estate. Signed: Abigail C. Spurling 313.43 [show more]
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 Identifier: mdihs-3915 Type: Document, Financial, Sales Record, Bill of Sale Subject: Other, Bridges Other, Thompson Island Date: 1835 Description: Document showing sale of Thompson Island, 1835, to William Thompson for $100.00 by Isaac and Emma (9?) Mayo.
Sale of Sheep island to John Soames [sic] Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Financial, Sales Record, Bill of Sale	Other, Deed Other, Sheep Island		1835			Sale of Sheep island to John Soames [sic] Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4022 Type: Document, Financial, Sales Record, Bill of Sale Subject: Other, Deed Other, Sheep Island Date: 1835 Description: Deed for sale of Sheep Island to John Soames [sic] by Alexander Baring, Henry Baring (of London), John Richards of Boston, Joseph Ingersoll and William Miller of Philadelphia, "devisees" in trust for Estate of William Bingham of Philadelphia.
Sale of land by Salem Towne to Jacob Somes Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Financial, Sales Record, Bill of Sale	Other, Land transfer		1835			Sale of land by Salem Towne to Jacob Somes Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-4025 Type: Document, Financial, Sales Record, Bill of Sale Subject: Other, Land transfer Date: 1835 Description: Sale of several hundred acres in three separate parcels; however, Salem Towne reserved one half of all rock and minerals or mines on two of the lots.
Bill-Of-Sale Mount Desert Island Historical Society	Document, Financial, Sales Record, Bill of Sale			1831			Bill-Of-Sale Mount Desert Island Historical Society Identifier: mdihs-17519 Type: Document, Financial, Sales Record, Bill of Sale Date: 1831 Description: Bill from Military Store in Boston in wooden frame with dark finish. Bill attached to matte. Reads, “Military Store Boston Aug 22, 1831, J. Somes - Bought of John J. Low and Co. at their military rooms, no 19 Washington St. 1 sword [$6] 1 belt 1.02, 1 epaulet $3, sash $7. 1 cockade and eagle 2/3 - totaled 17.99. Rec Payment J.L. and Co. 1 1/4 yd Blue Broad Cloth @ 3.88 - 4.85, 1 fur hat @ 3.50 1 gal gin 1.56 totaled 27.90.
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 Identifier: gcihs-2016.334.2185 Type: Document, Government, Government Records Subject: Organizations, Civic Date: 1831 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 Identifier: gcihs-2016.334.2186 Type: Document, Government, Government Records Subject: Organizations, Civic Date: 1832 Description: Documents. Scans of Town of Cranberry Isles records from 1832 (part of 2016.334.2100)

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