13346. (bid booklet) Form 103 – U.S. Light-House Establishment – Specifications, Proposal and Contract for Keeping Buoys. New Jersey including Barnegat Inlet, Tucker Cove Inlet, Little Egg Harbor Inlet, Absecon Inlet and Bay, Great Egg Harbor Inlet, Bay and River, Hereford Inlet, Townsend Inlet and others. 1895
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13346. (bid booklet) Form 103 – U.S. Light-House Establishment – Specifications, Proposal and Contract for Keeping Buoys. New Jersey including Barnegat Inlet, Tucker Cove Inlet, Little Egg Harbor Inlet, Absecon Inlet and Bay, Great Egg Harbor Inlet, Bay and River, Hereford Inlet, Townsend Inlet and others. 1895
13346. (bid booklet) Form 103 – U.S. Light-House Establishment – Specifications, Proposal and Contract for Keeping Buoys. New Jersey including Barnegat Inlet, Tucker Cove Inlet, Little Egg Harbor Inlet, Absecon Inlet and Bay, Great Egg Harbor Inlet, Bay and River, Hereford Inlet, Townsend Inlet and others. 1895. 20p. Soft wraps. 9½” x 12”. Contains complete Advertisement, Instructions to Bidders, Bid Form, Guarantee, Contracts and Specifications filled out in hand and awarded to L. Furman Smith to maintain buoys in the areas noted. Booklet included advertisement and specifications, Instructions to Bidders, Specifications, Contract filled out in hand and executed in the amount of $595, original agreement for a $600 bond posted by L. Furman Smith that guarantees his performance and is dated May 11, 1895, bondsman’s oaths, Certificate of Solvency, and the Directions as to Execution of Contracts. Booklet overall clean and tight, some wear at spine, with two early folds, some toning and minor tears at some folds. . Excellent for research, interesting reading. Good 4th LH District piece. (VG-). $185.