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| Catalogue # | Title | Type | Subject | Description | |
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| 1000.0.158 | Receipt for store purchases |
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| Business receipt, dated 24 Sep 1910, E.B. Stanley bought of Nettie Stanley, pair of rubbers, ticking, pork, pepper, wire, etc., total $34.50, dated | 
Description: Business receipt, dated 24 Sep 1910, E.B. Stanley bought of Nettie Stanley, pair of rubbers, ticking, pork, pepper, wire, etc., total $34.50, dated |
| 2016.375.2138 | Journal 1878-1881 voyages of schooner Carrie M. Richardson |
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| Journal, leather and paper, wallet style, with entries for years 1878, 1879, 1881. Pertains to nautical voyages of Meltiah Richardson aboard the Carrie M. Richardson and perhaps others. It is an extremely valuable resource for interpretation of annotated Nautical Chart 1 and other charts in GCIHS 2015.315.2076. Journal entries corroborate plot markings on nautical chart 1. All pages with handwritten text scanned (48 scans) at 600 dpi July 27, 2016. Complete transcription made Feb. 2017. (Pages with newspaper clippings glued to them were not scanned - most clippings were poetry. Note: Meltiah's wife, Carrie (Mary Catherine Stanley Richardson), wrote and saved poetry.) In several instances, a page had been cut out and/or a portion of a page had been cut out. The journal is not always chronological; entries switch around various years 1878,1879, and 1881. Some highlights are listed below. Scan no. 9 Sailed from Cardenas for NY 260 lbs Manello(?) Rope, 178 shakers, 78 canvas 10 Arrived at NY from Cardenas, list of perhaps cod caught per person by name and weight and $. Left for…. 11 Arrived at NY from C. Isles settled with mate $37.16 14 Rec from M.P Richardson the sum of $70 wages up to Date Nov 19th 1881 William Brandt 15 Arrived Cadiz… 16 M. P Richardson mentioned 17 M. P. Richardson mentioned and Schooner Carrie M. Richardson 1881 19 "Cash in Spanish gold 342" 23 Mr. Rumill shipped on board Schr C. M. Richardson April 10/79 at 35 $ per xxx 24 Antonio Williams on board C. M. Richardson Apr 9th/79 25 more re: 1879 26 more re: 1879 27 more re: 1879 42 "cure for chills/fever (?) 2 bitter apples with one pint gin. Let same stand ays. Dose: ½ wine glass full twice a day before meals (R H O (?)) 43 Bill of sale for 1/32 of Schr CMR Mrs. E B Gregg (interest?) to Joseph W x of Philadelphia 44 Name is clearly Joseph W. Willson of Phila 45 Port charges list 48 Mentions Cadiz | 
Description: Journal, leather and paper, wallet style, with entries for years 1878, 1879, 1881. Pertains to nautical voyages of Meltiah Richardson aboard the Carrie M. Richardson and perhaps others. It is an extremely valuable resource for interpretation of annotated Nautical Chart 1 and other charts in GCIHS 2015.315.2076. Journal entries corroborate plot markings on nautical chart 1. All pages with handwritten text scanned (48 scans) at 600 dpi July 27, 2016. Complete transcription made Feb. 2017. (Pages with newspaper clippings glued to them were not scanned - most clippings were poetry. Note: Meltiah's wife, Carrie (Mary Catherine Stanley Richardson), wrote and saved poetry.) In several instances, a page had been cut out and/or a portion of a page had been cut out. The journal is not always chronological; entries switch around various years 1878,1879, and 1881. Some highlights are listed below. Scan no. 9 Sailed from Cardenas for NY 260 lbs Manello(?) Rope, 178 shakers, 78 canvas 10 Arrived at NY from Cardenas, list of perhaps cod caught per person by name and weight and $. Left for…. 11 Arrived at NY from C. Isles settled with mate $37.16 14 Rec from M.P Richardson the sum of $70 wages up to Date Nov 19th 1881 William Brandt 15 Arrived Cadiz… 16 M. P Richardson mentioned 17 M. P. Richardson mentioned and Schooner Carrie M. Richardson 1881 19 "Cash in Spanish gold 342" 23 Mr. Rumill shipped on board Schr C. M. Richardson April 10/79 at 35 $ per xxx 24 Antonio Williams on board C. M. Richardson Apr 9th/79 25 more re: 1879 26 more re: 1879 27 more re: 1879 42 "cure for chills/fever (?) 2 bitter apples with one pint gin. Let same stand ays. Dose: ½ wine glass full twice a day before meals (R H O (?)) 43 Bill of sale for 1/32 of Schr CMR Mrs. E B Gregg (interest?) to Joseph W x of Philadelphia 44 Name is clearly Joseph W. Willson of Phila 45 Port charges list 48 Mentions Cadiz [show more] |
| 2002.40.142 | Union Meeting House notice from William Preble, by clerk Carrie M. Richardson 1897 |
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| Notice, handwritten, 4 sheets of paper, 4 pages per sheet, 14 pages total, to the voters of the Union Meeting House, from William Preble, by Carrie M. Richardson, clerk, about legal meeting of the stockholders, 18 Jun 1897 | 
Description: Notice, handwritten, 4 sheets of paper, 4 pages per sheet, 14 pages total, to the voters of the Union Meeting House, from William Preble, by Carrie M. Richardson, clerk, about legal meeting of the stockholders, 18 Jun 1897 |
| 1000.7.238 | High school promotion of Addie Stanley |
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| Certificate of promotion to the Cranberry Isles High School, Addie E. Stanley, 8 Dec 1899, repaired with cellophane tape | 
Description: Certificate of promotion to the Cranberry Isles High School, Addie E. Stanley, 8 Dec 1899, repaired with cellophane tape |
| 1000.7.49 | Deed Rosebrook to Spurling |
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| Deed, From Eben C. Rosebrook to Joseph S. Spurling, 16 Apr 1866: land | 
Description: Deed, From Eben C. Rosebrook to Joseph S. Spurling, 16 Apr 1866: land |
| 2002.20.38 | Maine State Fish Inspector Certificate 1854 |
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| Certificate, Appointment as State of Maine Fish Inspector, of William P. Preble, 26 June 1854 with transcription | 
Description: Certificate, Appointment as State of Maine Fish Inspector, of William P. Preble, 26 June 1854 with transcription |
| 1000.0.70 | Appointment of Postmaster Joseph S. Spurling |
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| Certificate, Appointment of Postmaster Joseph S. Spurling, 29 Apr 1862 | 
Description: Certificate, Appointment of Postmaster Joseph S. Spurling, 29 Apr 1862 |
| 1000.3.246 | Receipt for Schooner Rozella supplies |
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| Business receipt, from Perley, Russel & Co., Portland, list of supplies bought by schooner Rozella | 
Description: Business receipt, from Perley, Russel & Co., Portland, list of supplies bought by schooner Rozella |
| 1000.3.218 | Receipts for Schooners S. L. Foster, Rozella, Sea Bird, and Relief |
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| Business receipts, 1878 (A) and 1898 (B). 1000.3.218(A) is from Potter and Wrightington, Boston, to Enoch Stanley for the Schooners S.L. Foster, Rozella, Sea Bird, and Relief: $2553.89 for fish. 1000.3.218(B) is a receipt for the Schooner S. L. Foster bought of Sm. Newman, Manset Maine 1898 various items like rope, sail line, nails, knife, keg, coffee and tea pots, spoons etc purchased March through September 1898 total $34.82. | 
Description: Business receipts, 1878 (A) and 1898 (B). 1000.3.218(A) is from Potter and Wrightington, Boston, to Enoch Stanley for the Schooners S.L. Foster, Rozella, Sea Bird, and Relief: $2553.89 for fish. 1000.3.218(B) is a receipt for the Schooner S. L. Foster bought of Sm. Newman, Manset Maine 1898 various items like rope, sail line, nails, knife, keg, coffee and tea pots, spoons etc purchased March through September 1898 total $34.82. |
| 1000.0.51 | Speech to Ladies Benevolent Society |
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| Speech, to Ladies Benevolent Society, by A.C. Preble, President, 1864 | 
Description: Speech, to Ladies Benevolent Society, by A.C. Preble, President, 1864 |
| 2015.316.2077 | Ledgers from Lewis Stanley boatyard, 19th century |
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| Collection of three scanned ledger account books originally from the Lewis Stanley boatyard. Ledgers were inherited by donor from his great uncle Lewis Stanley. (See scans on gcihs-nas\photo\Museum Photos\2015.316.2077_SchmidtLedgers and on DVD; ledgers were originally returned to donor August 2015; then all were donated to museum June 2017). Ledger A1: Measures 8.25H x 7: W x .5” thick. First page: George N. Spurling, Cranberry Isles; and [unreadable name below Spurling] Machias Port. Entries run from 1855-1870, with the last four pages dated 1855 pertaining to WatterWitch (Water Witch, Waterwitch, spelling and capitalization varies) stocks and specifics. Account entries recorded for the WatterWitch, Schooner Rozella, and Schooner Caressa. Names mentioned: Walton, Guptill, Haynes, Stanley, Spurling, Ferrin, Wentworth, Young, Saddler, Ladd. Commodities: fish and oil mostly; stocks and figuring notations in pen and pencil by different hands. First page states Schooner Hannah & Abigail bought in Boston May 6th, 1849. First entry is “E.B. Stanley, Cranberry Isles Oct. 9th, 1858 for $21 dollars on account of my share of fish bought on board Sch. WatterWitch this season. Asa [D?] Stanley.” Ledger B2: Measures 8”H x 6.75” W x .5” thick. Inside front cover is written: “Jonas Blood born April 15th, 1774.” First page begins with January 1st 1859 listing sale of butter, pork, and eggs. Ledger records expenses and sales of produce and other items through April 1862 and appears to be written by all the same hand. [For some info on Jonas Blood: probably born New Hampshire. http://gen.plagge.org/individual.php?pid=I16094&ged=plagge.ged Jonas Blood:b..c1774 d.5/21/1870, age 96 By genealogy.com.] Ledger C3: 14" H x 3.75" W x 1" thick. Label on front cover: Sanborn & Carter, Publishers, Booksellers and Blank Book Manufacturers, No. 55 Exchange Street, Portland, Maine. Small envelope and letter addressed to Mrs. E. B. Stanley, Cranberry Isles, Maine, postmarked Waltham MA, Nov 17/12M/1908 (03?) with 2 cent stamp. Reverse postmark is Cranberry Isles 1908(3)? Begins "North East Harbor, Lindsay,” ends: "Hastily, Carol(?)" Many pages have been cut out from the beginning of this ledger. First entry, is on page 85 and starts: “Boston Dec. 6th 1879 Sch. S.L. Foster. Page 93 is “Boston Dec 14, 1885.” Page 98 deals with the estate of Enoch B. Stanley and Lewis B. Stanley 1903 and continues with various documents and deeds to 1908 (to page 151). Then returns to accounts for the S. L. Foster 1889. Page 176 begins accounts for the Schooner Rozella 1882, then to 1881, and goes back to deeds and correspondence p. 196 for 1908. P. 198 goes back to the Sch. Foster and alternates between accounts re: Foster and Rozella. Two small loose account papers between p. 212 and 213. The ledger goes back and forth between years and schooners and deeds throughout the book. Last pages of ledger date Jan 18, 1913 and begin with “I expressly forbade Lewis to connect the new building with the original fish house of the heirs of E. B. Stanley…..” (See also 2017.389.2164 and 2017.388.2163) See also notes from Charles Liebow email 2019 re: boat builders with this ledger. | 
Description: Collection of three scanned ledger account books originally from the Lewis Stanley boatyard. Ledgers were inherited by donor from his great uncle Lewis Stanley. (See scans on gcihs-nas\photo\Museum Photos\2015.316.2077_SchmidtLedgers and on DVD; ledgers were originally returned to donor August 2015; then all were donated to museum June 2017). Ledger A1: Measures 8.25H x 7: W x .5” thick. First page: George N. Spurling, Cranberry Isles; and [unreadable name below Spurling] Machias Port. Entries run from 1855-1870, with the last four pages dated 1855 pertaining to WatterWitch (Water Witch, Waterwitch, spelling and capitalization varies) stocks and specifics. Account entries recorded for the WatterWitch, Schooner Rozella, and Schooner Caressa. Names mentioned: Walton, Guptill, Haynes, Stanley, Spurling, Ferrin, Wentworth, Young, Saddler, Ladd. Commodities: fish and oil mostly; stocks and figuring notations in pen and pencil by different hands. First page states Schooner Hannah & Abigail bought in Boston May 6th, 1849. First entry is “E.B. Stanley, Cranberry Isles Oct. 9th, 1858 for $21 dollars on account of my share of fish bought on board Sch. WatterWitch this season. Asa [D?] Stanley.” Ledger B2: Measures 8”H x 6.75” W x .5” thick. Inside front cover is written: “Jonas Blood born April 15th, 1774.” First page begins with January 1st 1859 listing sale of butter, pork, and eggs. Ledger records expenses and sales of produce and other items through April 1862 and appears to be written by all the same hand. [For some info on Jonas Blood: probably born New Hampshire. http://gen.plagge.org/individual.php?pid=I16094&ged=plagge.ged Jonas Blood:b..c1774 d.5/21/1870, age 96 By genealogy.com.] Ledger C3: 14" H x 3.75" W x 1" thick. Label on front cover: Sanborn & Carter, Publishers, Booksellers and Blank Book Manufacturers, No. 55 Exchange Street, Portland, Maine. Small envelope and letter addressed to Mrs. E. B. Stanley, Cranberry Isles, Maine, postmarked Waltham MA, Nov 17/12M/1908 (03?) with 2 cent stamp. Reverse postmark is Cranberry Isles 1908(3)? Begins "North East Harbor, Lindsay,” ends: "Hastily, Carol(?)" Many pages have been cut out from the beginning of this ledger. First entry, is on page 85 and starts: “Boston Dec. 6th 1879 Sch. S.L. Foster. Page 93 is “Boston Dec 14, 1885.” Page 98 deals with the estate of Enoch B. Stanley and Lewis B. Stanley 1903 and continues with various documents and deeds to 1908 (to page 151). Then returns to accounts for the S. L. Foster 1889. Page 176 begins accounts for the Schooner Rozella 1882, then to 1881, and goes back to deeds and correspondence p. 196 for 1908. P. 198 goes back to the Sch. Foster and alternates between accounts re: Foster and Rozella. Two small loose account papers between p. 212 and 213. The ledger goes back and forth between years and schooners and deeds throughout the book. Last pages of ledger date Jan 18, 1913 and begin with “I expressly forbade Lewis to connect the new building with the original fish house of the heirs of E. B. Stanley…..” (See also 2017.389.2164 and 2017.388.2163) See also notes from Charles Liebow email 2019 re: boat builders with this ledger. [show more] |
