Person/Organization: Anderson, John
Item 14667
John Anderson, Portland, ca. 1850
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1850 Location: Portland Media: Prints
Item 14669
Anderson memorial, Bretton Woods, N.H., ca. 1920
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Bretton Woods Media: Photographic print
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.
