(document) Lighthouse Keeper Pay Vouchers, Seguin Island Light Station, Maine c.1869.
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(document) Lighthouse Keeper Pay Vouchers, Seguin Island Light Station, Maine c.1869.
10152c. (document) Lighthouse Keeper Pay Vouchers, Seguin Island Light Station, Maine c.1869. Document is dated January 6, 1870 and is filled out in hand by 1st. Assistant Keeper Obed B. Crane (1868-1871)and 2nd. Assistant Joseph B. Crane (1868-1874). For more than two centuries, this lighthouse has been an important guide for mariners traveling along the Maine coast as well as those entering the Kennebec River toward Bath and other ports. These documents relate to the third light tower at this location, built in 1857 of stone at a cost of $35,000. Because of the heavy maritime traffic in the area, a first-order Fresnel lens, Maine’s most powerful light, was installed in the lantern. Each document measures 6 ½” x 8 ¼” and is overall clean. Document indicates the amount paid for the period October 1st to December 31st and is signed and witnessed. Superb piece on these early keepers would make an exceptional addition to any collection or display. (VG+). $110.