Lighthouse papers of George and Abner G. Gilbert, 1871-1900.

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Lighthouse papers of George and Abner G. Gilbert, 1871-1900.

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Appointment of George Gilbert as keeper of the lighthouse at Horse Shoe Reef,6 29 Mar. 1871, and two letters to him from the custom house, Buffalo, informing him of an increase in his salary; a circular regarding uniforms for lighthouse employees, 3 June 1884; a letter to Abner G. Gilbert from the Office of U.S. Light-House Board, Washington, 24 Nov. 1886, authorizing his employment as mate of the L.H. Tender Haze; and other letters to him from the Office of Light-House Inspector, Tenth District, Buffalo, N.Y., 1886-1900, concerning personnel issues.

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Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Gilbert, Abner G., b. . 1857.

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Gilbert, George, 1835-1873.

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George Gilbert was the last keeper of the Buffalo light, from ca. 1870 to his death in 1873. He lived on Evans Street on the Buffalo waterfront. His son Abner was a fisherman and sailor most of his life. From 1876 to 1888 he served on the lighthouse supply boat Haze. From 1888-1889 he was master of the screw-steamer Vision; and from 1889-1891, master of the steamer Pilgrim. In 1891he oversaw the building of the twin-screw steamer Puritan and was her master from 1891-1893. He the served as master...

United States. Bureau of Light-Houses. District, 10th.

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United States. Light-House Board

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The United States Light-House Board* was originally known as the United States Light-House Establishment, a body created in 1789 to manage the twelve colonial lighthouses that were then in existence along the eastern seaboard, as well as to oversee construction of new structures. The first half of the nineteenth century was a particularly prolific period in the construction of new lighthouses -- forty were built in the period from 1789 to 1820, and another three hund...