Francis Cook commission as collector of the Port of Wiscasset, 1789 Aug. 4.

Cook, Francis, active 1789-1792

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First customs collector of the Port of Wiscasset, Me. From the description of Appointment of Francis Cook as Inspector of the internal revenue for the District of Wiscasset, 1792 Mar. 8. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 189825614 First collector of customs at Wiscasset, Me. From the description of Francis Cook commission as collector of the Port of Wiscasset, 1789 Aug. 4. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 189710326 ...

United States. Collector of Customs (Wiscasset, Me.)

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Wood, Joseph, 1842-1923

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Printer and publisher, of Wiscasset, Me.; publisher of Seaside Oracle and Wiscasset Herald; secretary of Maine Press Association; in 1894 became editor of Maine Coast Cottager. From the description of Broadsides, printed at the shop of Joseph Wood, Wiscasset, Me., 1867-1874. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70978299 ...

Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...