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Historical Items

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Item 7565

Benjamin Vaughan letter to a Dr. Page, 1803

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1803-02-07 Location: Hallowell Media: Ink on paper

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Item 7566

Benjamin Vaughan letter to Dr. Page about bloodletting, 1801

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1801-04-09 Location: Hallowell Media: Ink on paper

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Item 17169

Benjamin Vaughan note to Parker Cleaveland, 1825

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1825 Location: Hallowell; Brunswick Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

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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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State of Mind: Becoming Maine

The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?

Site Pages

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Historic Hallowell - This won't hurt a bit!

"Benjamin VaughanMaine Historical Society Doctor Benjamin Vaughan came to Hallowell in 1796. He was born in Jamaica where his family owned extensive…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"Partridge, Elliott W. Loring, Frank E. Vaughan, Gilbert Eustis, Alton B. Tucker, Henry E. Mayo, H A Durrell, Austin T. Voter, James H."

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Historic Hallowell - In Sickness and in Health

"… are five of special note: four doctors; Benjamin Vaughan, Benjamin Page, John Hubbard, Henry Pope Clearwater, and one celebrated midwife, Martha…"