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1780James Terry Gardiner Selected Letters and Stories from the Old West
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Places
Selections of letters of James Terry Gardiner to his mother, Anne Terry Gardiner, in Troy NY as he traveled west.
  • Anne Gardiner
  • 1863-1865
  • 112
  • 1 book
James Terry Gardiner Selected Letters and Stories from the Old West
Item:
  • 1780   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Places
Creator:
  • Anne Gardiner
Date:
  • 1863-1865
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0292
Location:
  • General Collection Box 8
Pages:
  • 112
Medium:
  • 1 book
Description:
Selections of letters of James Terry Gardiner to his mother, Anne Terry Gardiner, in Troy NY as he traveled west.
7224Neighborhood House Letter of Appeal
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Town
Letter of appeal for fundraising sent by Frederick F. Brown, president of the Neighborhood House, in order to raise $25,000 to meet a challenge gift of $100,000 to renovate the building. Included is a brochure.
  • Frederick F. Brown
  • 1986
  • 2
  • 1 letter, 1 brochure
Neighborhood House Letter of Appeal
Item:
  • 7224   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Frederick F. Brown
Date:
  • 1986
Place:
  • Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0826
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • 1 letter, 1 brochure
Description:
Letter of appeal for fundraising sent by Frederick F. Brown, president of the Neighborhood House, in order to raise $25,000 to meet a challenge gift of $100,000 to renovate the building. Included is a brochure.
1869Letter to Luther Phillips from Thankful Fairfield and Lydia Gilpatrick
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
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.
  • 1847
  • 1
  • blueprint paper with pen and ink
Letter to Luther Phillips from Thankful Fairfield and Lydia Gilpatrick
Item:
  • 1869   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1847
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0383
Location:
  • General Collection Box 13
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • blueprint paper with pen and ink
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.
1532Fannie H. Eckstorm and Mary C. Wheelwright Letters
  • Document, Correspondence
  • People
2 bound typescripts: one original with photographs, handwritten letters, and other visual materials and the other the carbon copy of the typescript. Leather bound books. Brown with gold leaf and red with gold leaf. Title in gold leaf on spines.
  • 1930, 1937-1946
  • 2 books
  • bound typescripts
Fannie H. Eckstorm and Mary C. Wheelwright Letters
Item:
  • 1532   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1930, 1937-1946
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0041
Location:
  • Shelf 6A4/6A5
Pages:
  • 2 books
Medium:
  • bound typescripts
Description:
2 bound typescripts: one original with photographs, handwritten letters, and other visual materials and the other the carbon copy of the typescript. Leather bound books. Brown with gold leaf and red with gold leaf. Title in gold leaf on spines.
1487Rachel Field to Professor Sawtelle
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
Mentions the Minerva. Includes mat with inscription.
  • 1
  • Letter
Rachel Field to Professor Sawtelle
Item:
  • 1487   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • People
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0005 RF
Location:
  • General Collection Box 1
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • Letter
Description:
Mentions the Minerva. Includes mat with inscription.
2097Letter from Department of the Interior Pension Office to Harrison G. Smith
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
  • 1-30-1868
  • 2
  • manuscript
Letter from Department of the Interior Pension Office to Harrison G. Smith
Item:
  • 2097   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Municipal
Date:
  • 1-30-1868
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0611
Location:
  • General Collection Box 20
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • manuscript
1590Letter from Office of the Light-house to Keeper of Bear Island Lighthouse
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
October 14, 1882 Stephen Smallidge was keeper of Bear Island light. He was also a Civil War Veteran. This document was found in the wall of his Northeast Harbor house and given to the library by the owners of the home at the time. The house has been torn down.
  • 1882
  • 1
  • manuscript
Letter from Office of the Light-house to Keeper of Bear Island Lighthouse
Item:
  • 1590   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Structures, Transportation, Lighthouse
Date:
  • 1882
Place:
  • Cranberry Isles, Bear Island
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0102
Location:
  • General Collection Box 4
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • manuscript
Description:
October 14, 1882 Stephen Smallidge was keeper of Bear Island light. He was also a Civil War Veteran. This document was found in the wall of his Northeast Harbor house and given to the library by the owners of the home at the time. The house has been torn down.
1795Note from Elisha Salisbury and Martha Salisbury
  • Document, Correspondence
  • People
Note to Asa F Smallidge regarding payment arrangements for a business loan.
  • 9/1/1900
  • 1
  • manuscript
Note from Elisha Salisbury and Martha Salisbury
Item:
  • 1795   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 9/1/1900
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0306
Location:
  • General Collection Box 9
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • manuscript
Description:
Note to Asa F Smallidge regarding payment arrangements for a business loan.
1796Letter from Bishop Doane to Nathan Fennelly
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
Letter from Bishop Doane to Nathan Fennelly.
  • 4/4/1913
  • 1
  • manuscript
Letter from Bishop Doane to Nathan Fennelly
Item:
  • 1796   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 4/4/1913
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0307
Location:
  • General Collection Box 9
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • manuscript
Description:
Letter from Bishop Doane to Nathan Fennelly.
1807Letter from Ted Spurling Sr. to Judith Blank
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
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.
  • Ted Spurling Sr.
  • 1/16/1996
  • 4
  • manuscript
Letter from Ted Spurling Sr. to Judith Blank
Item:
  • 1807   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • People
  • Vessels, Boat, Sailboat
Creator:
  • Ted Spurling Sr.
Date:
  • 1/16/1996
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0320
Location:
  • General Collection Box 9
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • manuscript
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.
1840Harry Clark letters
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Letter from Mrs. Ralph Ross, mother of Lt. Ralph Ross Jr. who was friend and co-pilot on aircraft of which Mrs. Clark's son, Hoyt, was a gunner during WWII. When pilot of aircraft on which Hoyt Clark was a gunner. Lt. Ross died when the plane crashed (after end of war); Hoyt was not on the flight.
  • Mrs. Ralph Ross
  • 1945
  • 1
  • manuscript
Harry Clark letters
Item:
  • 1840   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Military, World War II
  • People
Creator:
  • Mrs. Ralph Ross
Date:
  • 1945
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0353
Location:
  • General Collection Box 10
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • manuscript
Description:
Letter from Mrs. Ralph Ross, mother of Lt. Ralph Ross Jr. who was friend and co-pilot on aircraft of which Mrs. Clark's son, Hoyt, was a gunner during WWII. When pilot of aircraft on which Hoyt Clark was a gunner. Lt. Ross died when the plane crashed (after end of war); Hoyt was not on the flight.
1842Letter from Robert Peabody to family
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
  • Places, Island
Letter from Robert S. Peabody (of Peabody & Stearns) written from Eden to his family in Boston. He describes his trip to Mt. Desert Island, his accommodations, and includes transportation fares.
  • 8-2-1865
  • 2
  • manuscript
Letter from Robert Peabody to family
Item:
  • 1842   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • People
  • Places, Island
Date:
  • 8-2-1865
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0355
Location:
  • General Collection Box 10
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • manuscript
Description:
Letter from Robert S. Peabody (of Peabody & Stearns) written from Eden to his family in Boston. He describes his trip to Mt. Desert Island, his accommodations, and includes transportation fares.
1863Brown family
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
Letter seeking information on the Brown family - John Sr. and Jr. from Northeast Harbor included with ties to Cranberry Island beginning with the War of 1812
  • Austin Hill Brown
  • 6
  • photocopy
Brown family
Item:
  • 1863   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • People
Creator:
  • Austin Hill Brown
Place:
  • Mount Desert
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0377
Location:
  • General Collection Box 10
Pages:
  • 6
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Letter seeking information on the Brown family - John Sr. and Jr. from Northeast Harbor included with ties to Cranberry Island beginning with the War of 1812
1894Letter from Adney Boothby in the battlefield
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Civil War letter of Adney Boothby to his folks at home. Written on July 4, 1863.
  • Adney Boothby
  • 1863
  • 1
  • photocopy
Letter from Adney Boothby in the battlefield
Item:
  • 1894   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Creator:
  • Adney Boothby
Date:
  • 1863
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0407
Location:
  • General Collection Box 13
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Civil War letter of Adney Boothby to his folks at home. Written on July 4, 1863.
1896Letters to Ada Emerson
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Letters from Henry Kelley (Emerson?) to his mother, Ada Emerson, in Indian River, ME describing his Civil War encampment with the Maine 10th Regiment at Camp Washburn, MD & Harper's Ferry, VA. Given to library by Carl Kelley.
  • Henry Kelley
  • 1859-1864
  • photocopy
Letters to Ada Emerson
Item:
  • 1896   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Creator:
  • Henry Kelley
Date:
  • 1859-1864
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0409
Location:
  • General Collection Box 13
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Letters from Henry Kelley (Emerson?) to his mother, Ada Emerson, in Indian River, ME describing his Civil War encampment with the Maine 10th Regiment at Camp Washburn, MD & Harper's Ferry, VA. Given to library by Carl Kelley.
1952Stephen Smallidge Letter (kindness of Lucy H. Smith)
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Stephen Smallidge (May 30 1842-December 20 1908) of Northeast Harbor enlisted on March 11 1864 in the Maine Volunteer Regiment. This was during the Civil War. He later was resident of Northeast Harbor.
  • 1864
  • 6
  • photocopy
Stephen Smallidge Letter (kindness of Lucy H. Smith)
Item:
  • 1952   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Date:
  • 1864
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0465
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Pages:
  • 6
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Stephen Smallidge (May 30 1842-December 20 1908) of Northeast Harbor enlisted on March 11 1864 in the Maine Volunteer Regiment. This was during the Civil War. He later was resident of Northeast Harbor.
1954Letters from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Charles and Constance Bradley
  • Document, Correspondence
  • People
Letters from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Charles Bradley and Constance Bradley - Second generation
  • 1930's
  • 5
  • photocopy
Letters from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Charles and Constance Bradley
Item:
  • 1954   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1930's
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0466
Location:
  • General Collection Box 15
Pages:
  • 5
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Letters from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Charles Bradley and Constance Bradley - Second generation
1980William O. Sawtelle correspondence with Abbe Museum
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Businesses, Architectural Business
  • Businesses, Other Business
William O. Sawtelle correspondence with Abbe Museum Includes list of Edmund Gilchrist's, architect Commissions and Projects in Maine.
  • 11
  • photocopy
William O. Sawtelle correspondence with Abbe Museum
Item:
  • 1980   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Businesses, Architectural Business
  • Businesses, Other Business
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0493
Location:
  • General Collection Box 16
Pages:
  • 11
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
William O. Sawtelle correspondence with Abbe Museum Includes list of Edmund Gilchrist's, architect Commissions and Projects in Maine.
1988Correspondence about George E. Street's 1905 book Mount Desert, a history
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, History
  • Other, Literature
  • People
Copies of correspondence about the editing and reissuing of George Street's 1905 book "Mount Desert a History" by Rev. Samuel A. Eliot in 1926. Contents include letters of Helen Ranney, George H. Street, and William Sawtelle.
  • Samuel Eliot Morison
  • 1924-1926
  • 21
  • photocopy
Correspondence about George E. Street's 1905 book Mount Desert, a history
Item:
  • 1988   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Literature
  • People
Creator:
  • Samuel Eliot Morison
Date:
  • 1924-1926
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0501
Location:
  • General Collection Box 16
Pages:
  • 21
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Copies of correspondence about the editing and reissuing of George Street's 1905 book "Mount Desert a History" by Rev. Samuel A. Eliot in 1926. Contents include letters of Helen Ranney, George H. Street, and William Sawtelle.
2000Savage Family Civil War Letters
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Copy of a manuscripted collection of letters exchanged by members of the Savage family between 1864 and l865. There are a few photographs of Savage descendants.
  • 1854-1865
  • 88
  • photocopy
Savage Family Civil War Letters
Item:
  • 2000   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, Civil War
  • People
Date:
  • 1854-1865
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0512
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 88
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Copy of a manuscripted collection of letters exchanged by members of the Savage family between 1864 and l865. There are a few photographs of Savage descendants.
2038Correspondence to Emily Manchester Savage
  • Document, Correspondence
  • People
Copy of letter from S. Manchester of Lake Benton, MI to his cousin Emily Manchester Savage with brief record of his father's family. This may be S. Manchester born Jan. 1801, left Mt. Desert in 1837. Original of Laura Cross.
  • 1902
  • 4
  • photocopy
Correspondence to Emily Manchester Savage
Item:
  • 2038   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1902
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0551
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 4
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Copy of letter from S. Manchester of Lake Benton, MI to his cousin Emily Manchester Savage with brief record of his father's family. This may be S. Manchester born Jan. 1801, left Mt. Desert in 1837. Original of Laura Cross.
2046Hadlock-Lord Correspondence
  • Document, Correspondence
  • Organizations, Civic, Club
Copy of a letter from William E. Hadlock, manager of Acadia Pier in Seal Harbor and resident of Islesford, to Milton Lord, summer resident of Islesford.
  • W. E. Hadlock
  • 1938
  • 1
  • photocopy
Hadlock-Lord Correspondence
Item:
  • 2046   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Club
Creator:
  • W. E. Hadlock
Date:
  • 1938
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0560
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Copy of a letter from William E. Hadlock, manager of Acadia Pier in Seal Harbor and resident of Islesford, to Milton Lord, summer resident of Islesford.
2075Letter from Theodore Roosevelt about Guy Scull
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Events
  • People
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt commending Guy Scull for his service with the Rough Riders and being a gentleman.
  • 1899
  • 1
  • photocopy
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt about Guy Scull
Item:
  • 2075   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Events
  • People
Date:
  • 1899
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0589
Location:
  • General Collection Box 19
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt commending Guy Scull for his service with the Rough Riders and being a gentleman.
2090Letter to Kathryn Knowles from Belle S. Knowles
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • People
Letter from Belle S. Knowles to her granddaughter about Daniel Coit Gilman.
  • 1951
  • 2
  • photocopy
Letter to Kathryn Knowles from Belle S. Knowles
Item:
  • 2090   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • People
Date:
  • 1951
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0604
Location:
  • General Collection Box 19
Pages:
  • 2
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Letter from Belle S. Knowles to her granddaughter about Daniel Coit Gilman.
2138Letter from Hugh Dwelley to Brook Childrey
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
  • Organizations, Civic
Letter to Brook Childrey, Curator of the Sawtelle Collection at Acadia National Park, identifying items in the Hadlock Collection at a German Museum (Berlin?).
  • 2000
  • 6
  • photocopy
Letter from Hugh Dwelley to Brook Childrey
Item:
  • 2138   
Type:
  • Document, Correspondence, Letter
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic
Date:
  • 2000
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0651
Location:
  • General Collection Box 22
Pages:
  • 6
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
Letter to Brook Childrey, Curator of the Sawtelle Collection at Acadia National Park, identifying items in the Hadlock Collection at a German Museum (Berlin?).