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<ul><li><b>Scope and content:</b>  This file unit consists of correspondence relating to proposals for construction and repairs to lighthouses in Massachusetts and Maine received by Superintendent of Massachusetts Lighthouses Henry A.S. Dearborn. Included are construction proposals, letters documenting the awarding of contracts, and reports on the completion of projects. Also included are reports on subjects including the state of repair of lighthouses under Dearborn’s control and keepers’ salaries. Of note is an 1819 report from Winslow Lewis on the completion of lighthouse construction projects, which provides detailed instructions on bearings and potential hazards for mariners traveling through Vineyard Sound. This file unit also contains correspondence related to a proposal for a lighthouse at Buffalo, New York.</li></ul></div>
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