Keywords: Whig Party (Me.)
Item 171
View of the Whig Pavilion, Mount Joy, Portland, 1837
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1837-09-27 Location: Portland Media: Hand colored engraving, phototransparency
Item 9345
Rufus Choate letter declining invitation to speak, 1856
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1856-08-09 Location: Waterville; Newcastle Media: Ink on paper
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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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John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Commercial article on World's Fair contest
"The Bangor Daily Whig and Courier reported on July 8, 1893: "Mrs. John Martin and Miss Mabel Martin leave on this morning’s train for the World’s…"
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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 74-138
"… System of Free Trade Tyler Wasgatt Brick School House Mr. Teague Dancing School William Henry Harrison, Whigs Boman Holman singing school"
