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| Letter to Captain Lew Stanley from Barbara Donald. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letter to Captain Lew Stanley from Barbara Donald. Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A letter to Lew Stanley from Barbara Donald. This letter basically says that Barbara is going to Europe for the summer and won't be going to Cranberry. She also mentions some oars, and owing Lew money. | |
| Condolences to Mrs. Hamor on loss of Capt. Hamor Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Condolences to Mrs. Hamor on loss of Capt. Hamor Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A framed page from Cranberry Club members offering condolences to Mrs. Hamor on the loss of Captain Hamor signed July 9, 1913 by members of the Club: Emma L. Wesson, President; Eleanor Blodgette, VP; Juliana Wood, Secretary; Frances S. Pepper, Treasurer; Annie W. J. Low; W. Amos Doris?; Caroline M. Lewis; Elizabeth R. Arnold; Sophy Dallas Gwin; Frances Parkman; Emilio Ofsten Mulligan?. [This statement is mounted on a black matte on the reverse of a photo of an unidentified stone edifice surrounded by pine trees.] [show more] | ||
| Comprehensive Plan Update for Cranberry Isles Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Comprehensive Plan Update for Cranberry Isles Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A letter sent to the people of Cranberry Isles informing them of what happens to their trash, and encouraging the townspeople to cut down on trash. | |||
| Letter to Ben Spruling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letter to Ben Spruling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A letter from J.E Welles to Ben Spurling. This letter is regarding the fishing industry. Welles mentions how it is hard to find fisherman to work out in Athens (Georgia). He then talks about deciding to not make his boat a power boat, but keep it how it is because it is greatly equipped for business. Lastly, he mentions about how if Ben wanted to come join him in the Gulf, he would figure something out, due to the lack of fisherman willing to work. [show more] |
| A letter to Capt. Spurling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  A letter to Capt. Spurling Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: A letter from J.E Welles to Captain Ben Spurling. In this letter he writes about the effect that the "war" is having on the fishing industry. This war being the Spanish American war. He seems to have a pretty negative outlook on the war, and believes it will have plenty of negative consequences. Lastly, he catches Ben up on his children, and about his future travels to Athens were his garden there is doing well. |
| Letter to Stanley re: vessels for sale Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letter to Stanley re: vessels for sale Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Letter and envelope, handwritten, from John D. Snow, Wellfleet MA, 4 Nov 1882, to Enoch.B. Stanley, offering vessels for sale per Stanley's request (no stamps -- letter not mailed, but rather handed on) | ||
| Downeast Windjammer Cruise information Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Downeast Windjammer Cruise information Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Document, Downeast Windjammer Cruises dated 3/21/2011 from Captain Steven F. Pagels. Subject: Great Cranberry Island Historical Society. Article mentions the newsletter, Cranberry Chronicles). Capt. Steven F. Pagels owned the ferry, Moleska, for a period of time. Capt. Pagels "purchased Moleska from Chuck Liebow where she was lying in his boat house on Great Cranberry. We needed a vessel for a pilot launch as we were then running pilots out to cruise ships entering and leaving Bar Harbor back in the 1990's. I believe the Moleska had been built at Southwest Boat right after WWII. We later sold Moleska and I believe she went down to Belfast." See also 2018.416.2824C. [show more] | ||
| Letter to Enoch B. Stanley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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| Letter to Enoch B. Stanley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Letter, handwritten ad for Erie Medical Co., 21 Feb 1893, to Enoch B. Stanley | ||
| Jordan Pond House Fund Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Jordan Pond House Fund Northeast Harbor Library Description: Letter of appeal for fundraising sent by the Jordan Pond House Fund in order to raise funds for the new Jordan Pond House following the fire of 1979. Committee for the Fund: Mrs. Vincent Astor Frederick T. Brown William C. Elliott, Jr. Mrs. Allison F. Fleitas Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Mrs. Raymond F. Hawtin Thomas B. McCabe Carlo Ninfi David Rockefeller Mrs. Charles K. Savage Mrs. R. Amory Thorndike Robert W. Patterson, chairman | ||
| 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 | |||
| Correspondence with Howe D. Higgins as Customs Officer Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Correspondence with Howe D. Higgins as Customs Officer Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: This collection contains letters sent to and from Howe D. Higgins between 1921 and 1933 pertaining to information about prohibition and rum runners on Mount Desert Island. These letters have been indexed with their dates and the vessels or people they reference. | |||
| Angela C. Kaufman to Mildred Morrison Letter, July 15, 1935 Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Angela C. Kaufman to Mildred Morrison Letter, July 15, 1935 Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Angela C. Kaufman sends a check for $71 and requests a receipt. Mildred Morrison acknowledges the receipt on the same paper. Letter is written on stationary from The Sunset Hotel in Bar Harbor, ME. |
| Robert B. Williamson to Norman Shaw Letter, November 5, 1938 Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Robert B. Williamson to Norman Shaw Letter, November 5, 1938 Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Robert B. Williamson acknowledges the receipt of a letter from Norman Shaw dated November 4 regarding Angela C. Kaufman. People Mentioned: Angela C. Kaufman, William R. Pattangall, Ernest L. Goodspeed, Lois H. Birkenwald | |
| Roland A. Scribner to Applicants for Summer Malt Liquor Licenses Letter, March 28, 1938 Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Roland A. Scribner to Applicants for Summer Malt Liquor Licenses Letter, March 28, 1938 Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Roland A. Scribner, the Chief Clerk of the State of Maine Liquor Commission, provides details and application instructions for obtaining summer malt liquor licenses. The letterhead includes the Maine state seal. | |
| Roland A. Scribner to Applicants for Part Time and Summer Licenses Letter, March 28, 1938 Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Roland A. Scribner to Applicants for Part Time and Summer Licenses Letter, March 28, 1938 Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Roland A. Scribner, the Chief Clerk of the State of Maine Liquor Commission, provides information about part-time and summer malt liquor licenses. The letterhead includes the Maine state seal. People Mentioned: Harold S. Boardman, Thomas F. Locke, Raymond E. Thurston | |
| William W. Gallagher to R.C. Masterman Letter, June 22, 1938 Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  William W. Gallagher to R.C. Masterman Letter, June 22, 1938 Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: William W. Gallagher, Assistant Attorney General and Counsel for the State of Maine Liquor Commission, informs R.C. Masterman that the application and bond for a summer spirituous and vinous liquor license for The Sunset Hotel and Restaurant in Bar Harbor, ME was not in the proper form. The letterhead includes the Maine state seal. People Mentioned: Harold S. Boardman, Thomas F. Locke, Raymond E. Thurston |
| From William W. Gallagher Letter, 1938 Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  From William W. Gallagher Letter, 1938 Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: William W. Gallagher, Assistant Attorney General and Counsel for the State of Maine Liquor Commission, provides information regarding the requirements of hotel and club licenses to sell spirituous and vinous liquors. | |
| Roland A. Scribner to Applicants for Part-Time Malt Liquor Licenses Letter, March 28, 1938 Great Harbor Maritime Museum |
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|  Roland A. Scribner to Applicants for Part-Time Malt Liquor Licenses Letter, March 28, 1938 Great Harbor Maritime Museum Description: Roland A. Scribner, the Chief Clerk of the State of Maine Liquor Commission, provides details and application instructions for obtaining part-time malt liquor licenses. The letterhead includes the Maine state seal. | |
| Fred Savage Letters and Sketches Northeast Harbor Library |
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| Fred Savage Letters and Sketches Northeast Harbor Library Description: 1 folder miscellaneous notes and sketches from the Fred Savage Architectural drawing collection. | |||
| Letter from George Hadlock to Francis G. Fernald Islesford Historical Society |
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|  Letter from George Hadlock to Francis G. Fernald Islesford Historical Society Description: Letter and envelope from George Hadlock to Francis G. Fernald about applying for a shared weir or trap license. February 25, 1944 People Mentioned: Percy T. Clarke | |
| 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] |
| Robert W. Patterson List of Clients and Projects Northeast Harbor Library |
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|  Robert W. Patterson List of Clients and Projects Northeast Harbor Library Description: Letter to Mr. Pyle from Lee Patterson, containing Robert W. Patterson's Landscape architect designs. Lists of clients and projects from surviving account books. | ||
| Letter from William H. Preble to William P. Preble Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letter from William H. Preble to William P. Preble Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Letter is from William H. Preble to his father William P. Preble in 1891. He explains there have been many fatal cases of the grippe (flu); suggestions for how to handle repairs and sale of the GCI meeting house (church); and that his brother Andrew is disposing of his interests in the company (presumably Chicago Rawhide Mfg); Transcribed. | ||
| Letter re: business venture Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letter re: business venture Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Document, handwritten letter, 1 sheet, 2 sides, letter from Charles D. McDonald, Custom House, Ellsworth, to William P Preble, sending Preble item 617 (a copy of the rejection of his application) and explaining what it means and how to get around the rejection. Items 617 & 618 are a pair. Transcribed. | |||
| Letter from Small to Preble re: weir Great Cranberry Island Historical Society |
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|  Letter from Small to Preble re: weir Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Description: Document, 2 sheets, 4 sides, handwritten letter from E.E. Small, fish dealer, to William B. Preble, 9 Feb 1882, about not going into partnership with Preble but instead taking on by himself the plan to build a weir and fish business in the Cranberry Isles. Transcribed. |