Thatchers (Thacher) Island Light, 1790-1816 - NARA - 81128631 (page 37)

Scope and content: This file unit consists of correspondence related to the twin lighthouses at Thatchers Island off of Rockport, Massachusetts received by Benjamin Lincoln, Henry Dearborn, and Henry A. S. Dearborn in their capacity as Superintendents of Massachusetts Lighthouses. Included are correspondence from Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin, Revenue Commissioners Tench Coxe and S.H. Smith, contractor and lamp maker Winslow Lewis, and Lighthouse Keepers Sam Huston, Joseph Sayward, and Aaron Wheeler. The correspondence relates to the appointment and pay of keepers, repairs to the lighthouse, oil supplies, and proposals for the construction of a keeper’s house. Also included are several letters related to Wigwam Point Light, and a report on the state of the lighthouse at Nantucket.