Person/Organization: Ilsley, Isaac
Item 11767
Isaac Ilsley, Portland, ca. 1840
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1840 Location: Portland; Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 14961
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1826 Location: Portland Media: Oil on canvas
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.
