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  • Edward Lyne, proposal, Wood for Lightship Ocean, 7 April 1849
        Proposal for 20 cords of wood at $2.94/cord
      Proposal for 20 cords of wood at $2.94/cord
  • Tully O'Malley, Light ship Ocean, proposal for rations and wood, 31 December 1847
        Proposal for provisions at 19.75 cents per ration; good hard wood at $3
      Proposal for provisions at 19.75 cents per ration; good hard wood at ...
  • Thomas Chambers, Light ship Ocean, proposal for rations, 28 December 1847
        Proposal for provisions at 19.5 cents per ration
      Proposal for provisions at 19.5 cents per ration
  • Bar Shoal Lightship
        signed "G. Schmidt, Nove 24/98
      signed "G. Schmidt, Nove 24/98
  • Blame Lamp Tower for Sinking Boat
    Muskegon News Chronicle, 29 Dec 1911, p. 2, column 4     Blame Lamp Tower for Sinking Boat Marine Men Inclined to Think Excessive Weight Cause of Accident That the Milwaukee No. 95, the Racine Boat Manufacturing company $65,0000 lightship which sank in the Racine west slip Tuesday night, went down ...
    Muskegon News Chronicle, 29 Dec 1911, p. 2, column 4   Blame Lamp Tower for Sinking Boat Marine Men Inclined to Think Excessive ...
  • To Raise Sunken Ship
    Muskegon News Chronicle, 17 Jan 1912, p. 5     To Raise Sunken Ship East Shore Dredging Company Gets Contract for Rescuing Boat That the East Shore Dredging company of Muskegon was the successful bidder for raising the sunken lightship, Milwaukee No. 95, lying at the Racine Boat Manufacturing company's west ...
    Muskegon News Chronicle, 17 Jan 1912, p. 5   To Raise Sunken Ship East Shore Dredging Company Gets Contract for Rescuing ...
  • Lightship Sinks Four Days Before Delivery
    Muskegon News Chronicle, 27 Dec 1911, p. 1     Lightship Sinks Four Days Before Delivery "Milwaukee 95", $65,00 Government Boat, Goes Down Company Blames Wind Thinks it Caused Vessel to Fill With Water; Sea Captain Doubts Theory is Correct However Just four days before the Racine ...
    Muskegon News Chronicle, 27 Dec 1911, p. 1   Lightship Sinks Four Days Before Delivery "Milwaukee 95", $65,00 Government Boat, Goes ...
  • Colchester Lightship (Lightship), aground, 1 Apr 1871
        Reason: aground Lives: nil
      Reason: aground Lives: nil
  • Kewanee (Lightship), collision, 15 Oct 1911
        Reason: collision Lives: nil Remarks: Repaired
      Reason: collision Lives: nil Remarks: Repaired
  • Treasury Department, Fifth Auditor's Office, Letter, 15 March 1831
        Announces appropriations for lighthouses at mouth of Chicago River, St. Joseph's River, out Thunder Bay Island, light boat for Straits of Mackinac, and buoys on St. Clair Flats.
      Announces appropriations for lighthouses at mouth of Chicago River, St. Joseph's River, ...
  • Treasury Department, Fifth Auditor's Office, Letter, 31 May 1831
        Approves tenders for lighthouses at mouth of Chicago River, St. Joseph's River, out Thunder Bay Island, and buoys on St. Clair Flats. Photocopy of the original.
      Approves tenders for lighthouses at mouth of Chicago River, St. Joseph's River, ...
  • Treasury Department, Fifth Auditor's Office, Letter, 17 March 1840
        Requires reduction in the cost of rations to the light boat, authorizes repairs to light boat and to Thunder Bay light house, requires an update on Presque Isle Light House and Manitou and payments for them.
      Requires reduction in the cost of rations to the light boat, authorizes ...
  • Return of all persons employed in the Government in Mackinac district for 1841
  • Treasury Department, Fifth Auditor's Office, Letter, 20 July 1842
        Photocopy of original correspondence following on inspection report by Mr. Wilson
      Photocopy of original correspondence following on inspection report by Mr. Wilson
  • Treasury Department, Fifth Auditor, Letter, 9 August 1841
        Acknowledging letter concerning the lighthouse accounts. Requiring receipts from the keepers and not from Samuel A. Abbott as their agent. Employing 5 seamen on the lightboat when only 4 were authorized in 1832. Questioning expenses for repairs and under what authority.
      Acknowledging letter concerning the lighthouse accounts. Requiring receipts from the keepers and ...
  • Treasury Department, Fifth Auditor, Letter, 3 September 1842
        Acknowledges receipt of accounts. Returns voucher for repairing the floating light for which the receipt was not signed.
      Acknowledges receipt of accounts. Returns voucher for repairing the floating light for ...
  • Treasury Department, Fifth Auditor, Letter, 9 August 1841
        Authorized $1,470.83 for expenses: $720.83 for lighthouses expenses; $750 for repairs on the floating light
      Authorized $1,470.83 for expenses: $720.83 for lighthouses expenses; $750 for repairs on ...
  • Treasury Department, Fifth Auditor, Letter, 10 August 1842
        Announcement of William D. Wilson's appointment as General Inspector of Lighthouses on Lakes Erie & Huron, and Superintendent of Lighthouses on Lake Michigan from Green Bay to the Head of the Lake. He will make the official visits to the lights. Wendell to still pay for repairs, salaries and make ...
      Announcement of William D. Wilson's appointment as General Inspector of Lighthouses on ...
  • Treasury Department, Fifth Auditor, Letter, 19 February 1838
        Acknowledges letter reporting that the lighthouse at Bois Blanc "washed down by the water of the Lake" in a storm. Is there a safer location? Cost to rebuild? Was anything preserved? Should get off the floating light which broke from wharf and drifted on shore.
      Acknowledges letter reporting that the lighthouse at Bois Blanc "washed down by ...
  • Safety of vessels
    Utica Morning Herald (Utica, NY), 25 Dec 1897     Safety of Vessels Demands Construction of a Lightship on Charity Shoal and Several Buoys CAPE VINCENT, Dec. 24. - The many wrecks on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence river of late years has caused the owners and masters of steamers, grain and ...
    Utica Morning Herald (Utica, NY), 25 Dec 1897   Safety of Vessels Demands Construction of a Lightship on Charity Shoal and ...
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