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Historical Items

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Item 36267

Isaac Hodsdon appointment as clerk of courts, Bangor, 1825

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1825-02-15 Media: Ink on paper

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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

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Item 25676

Act to discontinue court during Indian war, 1695

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1695 Media: Ink on paper

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Online Exhibits

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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?

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Hannibal Hamlin of Paris Hill

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.

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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.

Site Pages

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Incorporation

"… sending a committee composed of Amos Dole, town clerk, John Crosby, and Reuben Newcomb. The response on June 8, 1790 was that those who settled…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 2 of 2

"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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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 1 of 2

"Oliver’s son Belcher became the clerk of the Pejepscot Proprietors, giving him a tremendous amount of power within the company and New England…"