Keywords: Postmaster General
Item 9222
Samuel Freeman postmaster appointment, 1775
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775-10-01 Location: Portland; Falmouth Media: Ink on paper
Item 27856
Letter to Bath Collector of Customs, 1883
Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: 1791–1883 Location: Bath; Washington; Wiscasset Media: Ink on paper
Item 151546
Churchill House on State St., Portland, 1928-1934
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1928–1934 Location: Portland Client: Major Gist. Blair Architect: Binford & Wadsworth
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.
Exhibit
Liberty Threatened: Maine in 1775
At Lexington and Concord, on April 19, 1775, British troops attempted to destroy munitions stored by American colonists. The battles were the opening salvos of the American Revolution. Shortly, the conflict would erupt in Maine.
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Historic Hallowell - Dummer House
"He served as the town's first postmaster from 1794 to 1802. As a judge on the Court of Common Pleas in Kennebec County, in 1794 he presided over a…"
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village
"Harold Atwood was the postmaster for many of those years. He started in1917 and continued as postmaster or someone from his family until it closed."
