Seguin Island Light, 1794-1799 - NARA - 81128628 (page 5)

Scope and content: This file unit consists of correspondence related to Seguin Island Light received by Benjamin Lincoln in his capacity as Superintendent of Massachusetts Lighthouses. Included are correspondence related to Henry Dearborn’s plans for the construction of the lighthouse, letters regarding inspections of the property, and several sketched plans of the lighthouse. Also included are detailed letters relating to clearing land around the new lighthouse, the sinking of a well, the supply of oil, and plans for alterations to the lighthouse’s lamps. Correspondents include Dearborn (who would succeed Benjamin Lincoln as Superintendent of Massachusetts Lighthouses), Revenue Commissioners Tench Coxe and William Miller, and Lighthouse Keeper John Polereczky.