Keywords: court clerks
Item 99414
K.B. Sewall admission to argue at Supreme Court, 1852
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1852-01-06 Location: Mobile Media: Lithograph
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
Exhibit
2009 marked the bicentennials of the births of Abraham Lincoln and his first vice president, Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. To observe the anniversary, Paris Hill, where Hamlin was born and raised, honored the native statesman and recalled both his early life in the community and the mark he made on Maine and the nation.
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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"He also served as assessor and justice of the peace for Suffolk County and the inferior court. The greater part of his time, however, was spent as…"
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"… grandson David Jeffries became a member and clerk of the rival Kennebec Purchase Proprietors. Wentworth's name is mentioned many times in both the…"
