Plymouth (MA) Light, 1790-1819 - NARA - 81128625 (page 26)

Scope and content: This file unit consists of correspondence related to Plymouth Light, situated on Gurnet Point in Plymouth, Massachusetts, received by Benjamin Lincoln, Henry Dearborn, and Henry A. S. Dearborn in their capacity as Superintendents of Massachusetts Lighthouses. Included are letters related to the purchase of land and the appropriation of funds for rebuilding the lighthouse following an 1801 fire, as well as correspondence related to general expenses, supplies, and repairs. Correspondents include Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin, Revenue Commissioners Tench Coxe and William Miller, and Lighthouse Keepers John Thomas and Joseph Burges.