Keywords: Washburn-Norlands
Item 100565
Israel Washburn Jr., Portland, ca. 1860
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: circa 1860 Location: Portland Media: Carte de visite
Item 100483
Mary Maud Webster Washburn, Portland, ca. 1860
Contributed by: Washburn Norlands Living History Center Date: circa 1860 Location: Portland Media: Carte de visite
Exhibit
Members of the Washburn family of Livermore participated in the Civil War in a variety of ways -- from Caroline at the homefront, to Samuel at sea, Elihu, as a Congressman from Illinois, and Israel governor of Maine. The family had considerable influence politically on several fronts.
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.
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