27208. (document) Light House Lighting, Morgan Point Light House, Conn. c.1836.
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27208. (document) Light House Lighting, Morgan Point Light House, Conn. c.1836.
- (document) Light House Lighting, Morgan Point Light House, Conn. c.1836. Very early Colonial Lighthouse franked stamp less cover dated New Bedford, Mass. October 25, 1836. This is the free franked stamp less cover from the contractor, Chas. W. Morgan & Co., (after completing work in said lighthouse) and postmarked October 1836 New Bedford, Mass. Letter is addressed to Mr. Ingoldsby W. Crawford, Esq. Superint’ of Lights, New London, Conn. Letter reads: To “Ingoldsby W. Crawford, Esq. Superint’ of Lights, New London, Conn. Sir. Your letter of 19th Inst. Has duly come to hand and contents are noted. On conversing with our visiting agent Capt. Howland, he informs us that the lamps in the Light House at Morgan’s Point, were originally badly constructed, but that he has within the two last years, put on … new sets of inside and outside lenses larger than were originally contemplated by which these defects were in a great measure remedied. He desires us to say to you that the burners put on are exactly similar to those at New London Light – and that the lamps are by no means worn out or as much worn as in a great number of light houses in the United States. If the lamps will not burn, we will send a mechanic to repair them – but Capt Howland supposes it hardly possible, after the repairs he made upon the lamps at his last visit. Be pleased to advise us again on this subject and inform us whether the oil butts leak, and what the particular difficulty with respect to the lamps is, as we have no doubt that upon further examination, it will be found that partial repairs are only needed, which shall be attended to immediately. We are Very Respectfully, Your Obb. Servant, Chas. W. Morgan & Co.” Document consists of two text pages, as originally folded, clean and nicely readable. Rare colonial lighthouse document. (VG+). $265 net.