Keywords: Revolutionary figures
Item 102140
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1815 Location: Scarborough Media: Print on paper
Item 102141
Rufus King on a Biddeford farm for sale, Newburyport, 1782
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1782-10-23 Location: Biddeford; Newburyport; Dunstable; Boston Media: Ink on paper
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John Hancock's Relation to Maine
The president of the Continental Congress and the Declaration's most notable signatory, John Hancock, has ties to Maine through politics, and commercial businesses, substantial property, vacations, and family.
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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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Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island
"… structures have been just a few of the figures that have changed, and played a large importance on the island."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Sources
"… of Henry Knox, Major-General in the American Revolutionary Army. Boston : Samuel G. Drake, c1873. Lonergan, Thomas J."
