Keywords: Fraud
Item 100316
K.B. Sewall on court case, Washington, D.C., 1859
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1859-12-29 Location: Washington Media: Ink on paper
Item 13503
Oxford Bank note, Fryeburg, 1837
Contributed by: Fryeburg Historical Society Date: 1837-07-10 Location: Fryeburg Media: Ink on paper, ink on linen
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Surgeon General Alonzo Garcelon
Alonzo Garcelon of Lewiston was a physician, politician, businessman, and civic leader when he became Maine's surgeon general during the Civil War, responsible for ensuring regiments had surgeons, for setting up a regimental hospital in Portland, and generally concerned with the well-being of Maine soldiers.
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Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax
"… New England had a field day exposing the fraud. The August 1, 1898 edition of The Boston Herald reported, “Never did a fisherman bait his traps…"
