Fragmented 1852 coastal light house act text fragment
A garbled historical document fragment describes US lighthouse funding and construction provisions across multiple states. It references light houses, buoys, beacons, and Coast Survey duties, naming Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Maryland, and more, with budget figures and procedural rules for a Lighthouse Board. The passage includes sections on appropriation, board organization, and operational oversight, concluding with official signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N . Guagus
Buck's Harbor
Brooksville
Owlshead
Whiteheat
Musele Ridge
Golesborough
Flanders Bay
Penntacat River
New Hampshire
Walley
Partsmomh
Massachusetts
Boatin Haan
Sion
NASA K Leentiar
Sant Stinab
Elias
Aif
Rhode Island
Narragansett Bay
Nanaquacket Pond
Newport
Goat Island
Long Wharf
York
Point Au Roche
Lake Champlain
Hudson River
Albany
Troy
Black Rock Pier
Oswego
Santy Hook
Throgg’s Neck
Gardner's
Sag Harbor
Stoney Brook Harbor
Long Island
Genesee River
Barnn Island
Alabama
Mobile Bry
Northwest Pelican Saoal
Coast Survey
Pascagoula
Shige
Star Harbor
Shipeshoal
Arena Poin
Coart
Louisiana
Horn Pass
Coist
Elorida
Grande Passage
Cailes
Dry Bank
Salt Way
Sand Key
Dietion
Sea Horse Reef
Dallees
Cape Florida
Marquesas and
Galveston Hay
Red Mist Bar
Clopp Fs Bar
Red Fish Bar
California
Bay of San Francisco
Superintendent of Coast Survey
Humbold’s Harbor
North Spit
la Pointe
Lake Superios
Santa Cruz
Cativenia
Oregon
United States
Wilson
Meacham
Otter Creek
Unitedtates
Secretary of the ‘Treasury
Holmes
Hale Harbor
Holmes’s
The
Ron A
Mareh
Flynn
Godney
Point Comfort
New Jersey
New York
Staten Island
Topographical Bureau
Light House Board
Cost Survey
Secretary of the Treasury
Seaboard
Corps of Topographical Engineers
Treasury
Congress
Navy
Corps
Army
Corps of
U . Seemon
Lighthouse Board of the
Lighthouse Board
Tinilela
Aaiua
Todela
Lighthansa Board
Sne. WM
Hays, &c
Jarniah
Light House
The Widow's Crust and the Decalogue Readings
A fragment discusses moral duty and charity, contrasting self sacrifice with neglecting kindness within official duties. It references a bill before Congress to grant President Harrison's widow his late years salary, praising gratitude to benefactors and listing vices attributed to a figure named Jans HL Johason.
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Warrison
Proek Pieros
Ameh
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Mexico
Maine
Georgia
Lundy's
Pultepec
Withonta Apeck
Igneralse
Pralss — Union
Coraroutie
Tanly Band
Ith Nocti
Gaetan Weert _ieces
Prey da Fe
Allien
Brak Sree
Wario
Penuse
Ate
Ora Light Horse
Nabble
Cape High
Tvo
Haddock
Fenobstot Bay
Jones
Cape Abusi
Seguin, Whitehead and
Woolddyhwad
Portsmouth Harbor
Fiscata
Ouse
Boon Islands
North Haven
Vineu
Herring Neck
Pojilla
Annebec River
R Jones
Petit Menan
Old Man's Ledge
Penobscot Bay
Bay of New York
Kill
Varn Kalb Passage
Maryland
Patapsco
Pocomake Sound
Caosunissig Harbor
Fort Saller
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeth
Michigan
Saganaw Bay
An River
Sx Hunsdred
Round Island
Lake Sur Oerior
Janmee
Deribais
Maumee Bay
Haven
Pend
Delaware Bay
Mabon River
Delaobry
Virginia
Chincoteague Inlet
Pungoteague Creek
Jones’ Point
Potomac River
Alexandria
Assafeague
Smith's Island
Cape Henry
White Shoal
James River
Nousand
Day's Point
Jordon’s Point
Lyon's Creek
White Point
Elbow Point
Mushaningo Bay
Oceahonnock Creek
North Carolina
Bald Head
Cape Fear River
Bourge Banks
Beaufort Harbor
Alligator River
Albemarle
Walker's Shoal
Cranton Sound
North River
Currituck
Fryingpan Shoal
Feyingpan
Cape Fear
South Carolina
Cape Roman Shoal
Chaleston
Georgetown
South Isand Point
North Island
Geargetown Harbor
Jans HL Johason
Eat
Haa
Scott and
Graham
Ummo