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Letter from Professor Sawtelle to Dr. Eliot
1 typed page. Letter looking forward to their meeting in person at his house and that he is currently writing the bibliography. He also suggest a correction to page 19.
Acadia National Park: Random Notes on the Significance of the Name
Discusses the change from Lafayette National Park to Acadia National Park so that the name describes the area more accurately, reflecting popular ideas about the park. Nomenclature: Document File
First Permanent Settler: Abraham Somes
Singe page photocopy of partial article from "Sprague's Journal of Maine History", Vol. 14. Text describes the settlement of Mount Desert Island by Abraham Somes.
Letter from Professor Sawtelle to Dr. Eliot
1 typed pages. Letter suggest changes be made to Street's account of Bernard's grant of Mount Desert. He also makes mention that he can send Eliot information on the original families that settled Somes Sound.
<span data-sheets-root="1">John Gilley: One of the Forgotten Millions</span>
The story of John Gilley, told in this reprint and also in the book with the title "John Gilley of Baker's Island" includes a chronicle of a Maine farmer and fisherman. John Gilley had a deep love for the coast of Maine and the island…
Letter from Professor Sawtelle to Dr. Eliot
3 typed pages. Letter suggest ways to make changes be to Street's original book. He also makes mention that he feels a bibliography might be included at the end of the new edition. He also responds to Eliot's suggestion that he himself pub…
"The Gilley Family of Mount Desert"
Document, "The Gilley Family of Mount Desert", by William Otis Sawtelle
