Compensation of the Keepers of Lighthouses
Document 1795Lincoln discusses the current compensation of the keepers of lighthouses in Massachusetts and notes that the keepers of Nantucket and Plumb Island must be covered by an earlier presidential decree.
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Type
Letter fragment
Description
Lincoln discusses the current compensation of the keepers of lighthouses in Massachusetts and notes that the keepers of Nantucket and Plumb Island must be covered by an earlier presidential decree.
Date
05/13/1795
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Boston
Collection
Document number
1795051390001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Tench Coxe
Benjamin Lincoln
Keeper of Lighthouses on Plumb Island
the President [Washington]
Notable locations
Boston
Portland
Plymouth
Thatcher Island
Nantucket
Notable items
error respecting the costs
charge made by Thomas for candlewick
error in the charges made by Lowell
compensation of the keepers of lighthouses