Portland (Me.) Voter Registration Records circa 1880s-1890s

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
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Summary

Extent:
0.05
Creator:
Portland (Me.) arrangement
Language:
The records are in: English

Background

Scope and content:

The following information was provided by the seller:"Contains information pertaining to the "Ward 3" voting district of the city of Portland, Maine. Volume contains about 133 pages of handwritten entries giving the name, address and occupation of hundreds of Portland's registered voters. Names are listed alphabetically and are organized by lettered tabs." "Several occupations relate to Portland's coastal environment [lobster dealer, sea captain, naval architect, seaman, sail maker, fish inspector, fisherman, fish packer, boat builder, etc.] while many others are relevant to the period [blacksmith, carriage maker, stove cutter, cooper, peddler, telegraph office, etc]. Additional notations include "blind", "sick", etc., along with penciled notations accompanying each voter denoting "D" for Democrat and "R" for Republican. Also included is a section titled "Aliens"."

Biographical / historical:

Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Portland (Me.)">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Portland (Me.)</a>.

Acquisition information:
The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 08/18/2009.
Physical description:
1 volume.