Letter to Luther Phillips of Orland, Maine from his mother (Thankful Fairfield) and sister (Lydia Phillips) shortly after the death of his 2nd son Andrew of yellow fever in March 1847. Given to Library by Connie Seavey.
Description: Letter to Luther Phillips of Orland, Maine from his mother (Thankful Fairfield) and sister (Lydia Phillips) shortly after the death of his 2nd son Andrew of yellow fever in March 1847. Given to Library by Connie Seavey.
Ted Spurling Sr. recounts sailing tales of Capt. Melitiah and Caroline (Stanley) Richardson of Great Cranberry Island. Son Peter continued sailing after his father's death. Cranberry Isles woman made a quilt for Caroline, now owned by Bobby Gray.
Description: Ted Spurling Sr. recounts sailing tales of Capt. Melitiah and Caroline (Stanley) Richardson of Great Cranberry Island. Son Peter continued sailing after his father's death. Cranberry Isles woman made a quilt for Caroline, now owned by Bobby Gray.
Description: Letter from George Dorr to Samuel Eliot regarding the development of Lafayette National Park, referred to as Sieur de Monts National Monument.
Description: Letter from contractor Carlton McGown of Ellsworth to Charles Eliot regarding moving house and adding/repairing other features, e.g. chimney.
Samuel Eliot, Chairman of the 50th Anniversary Committee at the Union Church, invites Gilpatrick as a sponsor of the event. Describes plaque honoring S. Gilpatrick, etc.
Description: Samuel Eliot, Chairman of the 50th Anniversary Committee at the Union Church, invites Gilpatrick as a sponsor of the event. Describes plaque honoring S. Gilpatrick, etc.
December 15, 1906 Letter about a rumored automobile being used on the island in Bar Harbor and the legal proceedings about automobile use on Mount Desert Island.
Description: December 15, 1906 Letter about a rumored automobile being used on the island in Bar Harbor and the legal proceedings about automobile use on Mount Desert Island.