Franklin Island Light, 1807-1814

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Franklin Island Light, 1807-1814

1807-1814

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/81128612

This file unit consists of correspondence related to Franklin Island Light in Muscongus Bay, Maine received by Benjamin Lincoln, Henry Dearborn and Henry A. S. Dearborn, in their capacities as Superintendents of Massachusetts Lighthouses, collateral to serving as the first three Collectors of the Port of Boston. The correspondence relates to funding the construction of the light, the appointment of a lighthouse keeper, and expenses for supplies and the keeper’s salary. Included are letters from Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin, Lighthouse Keeper John Lowell, and Waldoboro Customs Collector J. Farley.

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Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810

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Continental Army officer, collector of customs for the port of Boston; from Hingham (Plymouth Co.), Mass. From the description of Papers, 1778-1804. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19903396 Benjamin Lincoln was an American general during the Revolutionary War. He accepted the British surrender at Yorktown. From the description of Benjamin Lincoln collection, 1775-1782. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 712651132 ...