Nantucket Light, 1790-1812 - NARA - 81128616 (page 69)

Scope and content: This file unit consists of correspondence related to Nantucket (Great Point) Light received by Benjamin Lincoln, Henry Dearborn, and Henry A. S. Dearborn in their capacity as Superintendents of Massachusetts Lighthouses. Included are correspondence related to the appointment of keepers, repairs to the lighthouse, expenses for supplies, and the building of a keeper’s house. Correspondents include Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin, Revenue Commissioners Tench Coxe and William Miller, Customs Collectors Stephen Hussey and Daniel Coffin, and Lighthouse Keepers Paul Pinkham, Jonathan Coffin, and George Swain.