Person/Organization: Morrill, Lot Myrick
Item 20789
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Belgrade; Washington Media: Photographic print
Item 71675
Morrill's Corner, Portland, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Portland Media: Linen texture postcard
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.
