June 5 Friday – Owen S. McKinney wrote to Sam. This is what the MTP calls a “ghost letter,” being referred to somewhere but with no known text. It’s possible this will surface in time [MTP].
Mitchell, Vance & Co. wrote from NYC to advertise their “large stock” of gas fixtures [MTP].
June 3 Wednesday – From Charles E. Perkins ’ cash book, Sam’s account: “To po Insurance 50 + 10 60” [Berg collection, NYPL].
Bath is a city in Sagadahoc County, Maine, in the United States.
Rockland is a city in Knox County, Maine, in the United States.
Bass Harbor (also McKinley) is a village in Hancock County, Maine, United States.
Yarmouth is a town in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. A port town, industries include fishing, and tourism. It is the terminus of a ferry service to Bar Harbor, Maine, run by Bay Ferries.
Digby is an incorporated town in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is in the historical county of Digby and a separate municipality from the Municipality of the District of Digby.
Saint John is a seaport city of the Atlantic Ocean located on the Bay of Fundy in the province of New Brunswick, Canada.
Bar Harbor is a resort town on Mount Desert Island in Hancock County, Maine, United States.
Renamed Boothbay in 1842, the harbor continued to develop as a fishing center. In bad weather, it could hold at a time between 400 and 500 vessels, often Friendship Sloops, seeking shelter.