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Historical Items

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Item 79243

Abbott House atop Abbott Hill, Lower Main Street, Dixfield, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Dixfield Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Dixfield Media: Photographic print

Item 27893

Oliver Moses Receipt for Taxes paid, Bath, 1882

Contributed by: Patten Free Library Date: 1882-09-12 Location: Bath Media: Ink on paper

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Item 6722

Ruth Catherine Kimball, Lovell, 1898

Contributed by: Lovell Historical Society Date: 1898-07-04 Location: Lovell Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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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.

Exhibit

John Y. Merrill: Leeds Farmer, Entrepreneur, & More

John Y. Merrill of Leeds (1823-1898) made terse entries in diaries he kept for 11 years. His few words still provide a glimpse into the life of a mid 18th century farmer, who also made shoes, quarried stone, moved barns, made healing salves -- and was active in civic affairs.

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Eternal Images: Photographing Childhood

From the earliest days of photography doting parents from across Maine sought to capture images of their young children. The studio photographs often reflect the families' images of themselves and their status or desired status.

Site Pages

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"The job of the Customs Collector was to collect taxes on goods imported from other countries. Also, the building contained a room for federal judges…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town

"In 1953, Irene Kent was tax collector and was followed by Phyllis Staples. In 1961 Amy Staples became our first female town clerk."

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

"… he served as its clerk, secretary, treasurer, and collector of taxes. Noyes is responsible for the creation of the majority of proprietor records…"