Collector Webster
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- Sep 7, 1876The Bread and Butter Vote: How the Custom House Ring Rigged Port Townsend PoliticsIn a stunning display of patronage politics in September 1876, federal employees in Port Townsend marched in lockstep to defeat local opposition, proving that government jobs were still the ultimate political currency.Custom House, Port Townsend, WA
- Sep 23, 1876The Tax Trap: How a Federal Order Threatened Seattle’s RevenueIn 1876, a bureaucratic directive from Washington D.C. threatened to drain King County of its maritime tax base by forcing all vessels to 'hail' from Port Townsend, sparking fears of financial ruin for local developers.Seattle, WA
- Apr 19, 1880The Wild West Gold Rush at the BorderWhen the federal government refused to station customs inspectors at the Skagit gold fields, Seattle merchants feared a massive influx of untaxed British Canadian competition.Skagit County, WA