Collection of Early 1900s Invoices/Letters to S. B. Cummings & Son of West Jonesport, Maine

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Collection of early 1900s invoices and correspondence from Maine and other New England companies to S. B. Cummings & Son of West Jonesport, Maine.

Two of the invoices were from the McLean Jones Oil & Supply Company who used a swastika in their logo, in an era before this wouldn't have been seen as a poor business practice.

Images of all of the papers appear at the end of this post.

S. B. Cummings was Samuel Bowden Cummings (1844-1916), a merchant as well as mariner, lighthouse keeper and postmaster.

Papers:

• Williams Stove Lining Company, stove linings and bricks; Taunton, Massachusetts
• July 3, 1902
• September 30, 1902
• Portland Stove Foundry, stoves; Portland, Maine
• January 18, 1910
• May 11, 1910
• July 6, 1910
• August 8, 1910
• September 22, 1910
• November 11, 1910
• November 17, 1910
• November 25, 1910
• July 27, 1916
• Brien Heater Company, stoves; Westfield, Massachusetts
• October 22, 1912
• November 7, 1912
• November 23, 1912
• May 23, 1917 - T. R. Brien
• Frye Phipps & Co., hardware and cutlery; Boston, Massachusetts
• April 24, 1908
• May 17, 1907 - two invoices
• October 9, 1907
• McLean Jones Oil & Supply Co., steamship, mill and railway supplies; Boston, Massachusetts
• dated September 16, 1912
• dated September 27, 1912
• L. N. Littlehale, dealer in flour, corn, oats, cotton seed meal and mill feeds, of Rockland, Maine; December 21, 1906
• Winslow & Co., Inc., Portland Stoneware Co., Portland, Maine; May 26, 1914
• James Bailey Company of Portland, Maine, saddlery and horse furnishings; July 1, 1913 - stamp of W. F. Boyce - presumably William Francis Boyce, born 8 December 1877 in Quebec, according to his naturalization papers; possibly this William F. Boyce with a birth date of 8 December 1876
• Boston, Massachusetts, Office of Quaker City Varnish Company; September 8, 1910 - John Weingartner - presumably John S. Weingartner, Jr. (1865 or 1866-1944) [MA Mason card gives birth year as 1865; grave marker as 1866]
• W. L. Blake & Co., Portland, Maine, steam fitting and plumbing supplies; November 21, 1913 - signed with the stamp of A. W. Blake, Sales Manager - presumably Arthur W. Blake 
• Northfield Knife Company of Northfield, Connecticut; April 1, 1903 - J. K. ?, possibly Oatley - but also possibly Cutlery, not a person.

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Ten 1832-1907 Documents from the Bucknam Family of the Columbia, Maine, area

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Collection of ten papers, dating from 1832-1907, relating to the business of the Bucknam family of Columbia, Maine and vicinity.

• undated; A. W. Bucknam account; mentions G. Tinney; C. Smith; Leonard Magee; James Tabbut, driving.  
• presumably Arthur Wellington Bucknam (1820-1885)
• presumably George Tinney or his son of the same name, the latter born about 1820
• perhaps Leonard Magee (abt 1819-1902)
• perhaps James Tabbut(t) (1804-1866)

• Columbia, Maine, July 7, 1832 - letter to George M. Chase Esq. from Ichabod Bucknam attesting to the good qualities of Mr. Gad Townsley for the position of deputy sheriff.  See an image farther below.
• perhaps George Monroe Chase (1806-abt 1857) of Calais, who later became American Consul to Hawaii where he died
• presumably Ichabod Bucknam (1784-1846)
• this Gad Townsley (abt 1854-1836) seems a bit old to be a deputy sheriff but if not him, then perhaps a son or grandson

• August 1843 to September 1845 invoice: Ichabod Bucknam, William A. Crocker; Chamberlain; Kendrick, Trundy & Co., Boston.  
• presumably Ichabod Bucknam (1784-1846)
• perhaps Deacon William A. Crocker (1793-1863)
• Chamberlain
• Kendrick, Trundy & Co. of Boston, Massachusetts
• S. J. Bowles - perhaps Stephen Jones Bowles (1793-1846)

• 1845 plan of the marsh [see an image of the description farther below] sold by Plummer of N. Allen; Asa Webb; Isaiah Nash.  
• perhaps Asa Dyer Webb (1808-1894)
• perhaps Isaiah Nash, Jr. (1780-1868) 
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• 1845 Arthur W. Bucknam - Machias River Co. - transporting logs.
• presumably Arthur Wellington Bucknam (1820-1885)

• June 26, 1845 - Account of Lumber Sold by Arthur Bucknam: Surveyor Levi Bowker [Jr. ?]; Signed by Nathan Longfellow.
• presumably Arthur Wellington Bucknam (1820-1885)
• perhaps related to, if not Levi Bowker (1795-1887)
• perhaps Nathan Longfellow (1798-aft 1870)

• Winter 1845 - Scaled from Township No. 24 to A. W. Bucknam: Elijah T. Fitts, Scaylor.
• presumably Arthur Wellington Bucknam (1820-1885)
• perhaps Elijah T. Fitts (1809-1885)

• Columbia Falls, August 19, 1887. Hauled from G. A. Bucknam gravel bank ___ for repairs on highway in Columbia Falls, one hundred and thirty loads of gravel in June 1887 on : H. F. Allen, Surveyor.   
• perhaps George A. Bucknam (1818-1889)
• perhaps Horace F. Allen (1846-1905)

• Columbia Falls, Maine, October 22, 1906. Mrs. Geo. Bucknam please pay W. E. Sinclair $5 and charge to my account - signed George H. Bowles (by mark) and his witness Ralph Nash.  
• perhaps Mrs. Julia Frances (Ruggles) Bucknam (1836-1909) or her daughter in law Eva Priscilla (Allen) Bucknam (1874-1945)
• W. E. Sinclair, presumably of Columbia Falls or Columbia, Maine
• perhaps George H. Bowles (abt 1858-abt 1941)
• perhaps Ralph Augustus Nash (1885-1940) or Ralph Eastman Nash (1887-1971) or ?

• Harrington, Maine, 1907 - Received of Geo. W. Bucknam $22 payment in full for two sheep sold him. Signed by A. B. Larrabee per David A. Young.
• perhaps George Wilson Bucknam (1870-1945)
• perhaps Alvin B. Larrabee (1853-1929)
• perhaps David Augustus Young (1894-1967) or his father David Augustus Young (1852-1910)

Boundaries of the marsh sold in 1845

Ichabod Bucknam vouches to George M. Chase, Esq., for Gad Townsley for Deputy Sheriff

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1821 Note, Cherryfield, Maine: Ichabod Willie, Jr., and Thompson Lewis

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Promise to Pay document, dated March 15, 1821 at Cherryfield, Maine, where Ichabod Willie, Jr., promises to pay Thompson Lewis $31.66 with interest

• Ichabod Willie, Jr. - possibly Ichabod Willey, Jr. (1770-abt 1838)
• Thompson Lewis - perhaps Col. Thompson Lewis (abt 1888-1827)

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