Keywords: Nathaniel Low
Item 104248
Letter to Nathaniel Low from Henry Winslow, Portland, 1830
Who is Abby?
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1830-07-10 Location: Portland; Berwick Media: Ink on paper
Item 103661
Town meeting regarding a Gorham convention, Berwick, 1787
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1787-01-25 Location: Berwick Media: Ink on Paper
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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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Lt. Charles Bridges: Getting Ahead in the Army
Sgt. Charles Bridges of Co. B of the 2nd Maine Infantry was close to the end of his two years' enlistment in early 1863 when he took advantage of an opportunity for advancement by seeking and getting a commission as an officer in the 3rd Regiment U.S. Volunteers.
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Lincoln, Maine - Roger Weatherbee of Lincoln in his P-51 H fighter plane, 1946
"After buzzing the town at a very low altitude, with students at the Ballard Hill School being able to look right into his cockpit, he then turned the…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2
"… dam bed logs can be spotted when the water is low and the sun overhead, looking down into the river from the bridge on West Broadway."
