Keywords: Nathaniel Barber
Item 101258
Samuel Adams to James Warren, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1776
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-10-17 Location: Springfield; Watertown Media: Ink on paper
Item 112087
Pejepscot Company Records, Volume 4, 1627-1866
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1627–1866 Location: Brunswick Media: Ink on paper
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.
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Lincoln, Maine - Carney's Store
"Around 1934, Peter sold his barber chair after finding that the clothing business was becoming more successful."
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Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store
"At this time, it was a shoe store and barber shop. When Mr. Pinkham died in 1916, John Grindell bought stock in the store and made it into a clothing…"