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<ul><li><b>Scope and content:</b>  This file unit consists of correspondence related to Long Island Head Light in Boston Harbor received by Henry A. S. Dearborn in his capacity as Superintendent of Massachusetts Lighthouses. Included are letters recommending various individuals for the post of lighthouse keeper, a report from the Boston Marine Society regarding the placement of the new lighthouse, and correspondence regarding tests performed by customs official Thomas Melvill on the lighthouse’s lamps.</li></ul></div>
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Unknown author<span style="display: none;">Unknown author</span> or not provided</div>
1789 – 1819
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