Person/Organization: Cummings, Nathan
Item 12801
Nathan Cummings, Portland, ca. 1865
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 13368
Testimony concerning pump invention, 1823
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1823-02-26 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs
The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.
