Keywords: Gen. Samuel J. Anderson
Item 76038
Recommendation for Horace Jordan, Portland, 1863
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Location: Portland; New Orleans Media: Ink on paper
Item 52868
90-96 Free Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Elks Home, Portland, Maine Use: Club House
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.
Exhibit
George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
