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Gay Head Light, 1799 (

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Department of the Treasury. Customs Service. Collection District of Boston and Charlestown, Massachusetts. Office of the Collector of Customs. 7/31/1789-1913

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Gay Head Light, 1799

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Scope and content: This file unit consists of correspondence related Gay Head Light on Martha’s Vineyard received by Benjamin Lincoln in his capacity as Superintendent of Massachusetts Lighthouses. The correspondence relates to the appointment of a lighthouse keeper, expenses for building the light, and the storage of oil on the premises. Included are letters from Revenue Commissioner William Miller, Lighthouse Keeper Ebenezer Skiff, and New Bedford Customs Collector Edward Pope.

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1789 – 1819

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National Archives and Records Administration

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	Authority file	: Q518155 VIAF: 132254586 ISNI: 0000000121603036 ULAN: 500263780 LCCN: n84176101 NLA: 35718998 WorldCat

NARA's Northeast Region (Boston, MA)

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Record group: Record Group 26: Records of the U.S. Coast Guard (National Archives Identifier: 355)
Series: Letters Received Concerning Lighthouses (National Archives Identifier: 1994855)

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This file unit consists of correspondence related Gay Head Light on Martha’s Vineyard received by Benjamin Lincoln in his capacity as Superintendent of Massachusetts Lighthouses. The correspondence relates to the appointment of a lighthouse keeper, expenses for building the light, and the storage of oil on the premises. Included are letters from Revenue Commissioner William Miller, Lighthouse Keeper Ebenezer Skiff, and New Bedford Customs Collector Edward Pope. (English)

determination method or standard: determined by GLAM institution and stated at its website

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reference URL: https://dp.la/item/7dda51655f36f9693cdd5bec8742d9a2

publisher: Digital Public Library of America

retrieved: 15 July 2023

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