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Luther Lawrence letter to brother, 1863

Contributed by: North Yarmouth Historical Society Date: 1863-06-10 Location: Pownal; Gray; Beaufort; Fernandina Media: Ink on paper

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Charles Lawrence ca. 1866

Contributed by: Noyes Lawrence through North Yarmouth Historical Society Date: circa 1866 Location: Pownal Media: Tintype

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.

Picturing Henry

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's popularity in the 19th century is reflected by the number of images of him -- in a variety of media -- that were produced and reproduced, some to go with published works of his, but many to be sold to the public on cards and postcards.

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"Did Lawrence Doyle ever tell the truth? We may never know.... Lawrence Doyle was found guilty and sentenced to serve life at the Maine State Prison…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"… 1995 Civil War Regiments from Maine, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlin, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, reprint 2003 Remembering Franklin County, Luann…"