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Record Group 26 Entry 1 (NC-63) Field Records of 3rd Lighthouse District (New York) 1854-1939
ENGINEER
Official & Miscl. Letters Rec'd by Third District Engineer
(These original letters are bound into volumes; some volumes are stored in boxes.  Volumes are generally indexed.  Includes instructions on material to be shipped all to stations all over the country including lenses.)
 
Grey boxes:
Box 27  Engineer J.C. Duane, 1856-59 (no index)
Box 28  1857-61 (no index)
Box 29  1862-68
Box 30  1866-68 Letters recd. from USLHB (originals - indexed)
Box 31  1868-70 Letters recd. from USLHB (originals - indexed)
Box 32  1870-71 Letters recd. from USLHB (originals - indexed)
Box 33  1871 Letters recd. from USLHB (originals - indexed)
Box 34  1871-72 Letters recd. from USLHB (indexed)
Box 35  1872 Letters recd. from USLHB (indexed)
Box 36  1872-73 Letters recd. from USLHB (indexed)
Box 37  1873 Letters recd. from USLHB (indexed)
Box 38  1873-74 Letters recd. from USLHB (indexed)
Box 39  1874-75 Letters recd. from USLHB (indexed)
Box 40  1875-76 Letters recd. from USLHB (indexed)
Box 41  1876-77 Letters recd. from USLHB (indexed)
Box 42  1877 Letters recd. from USLHB (indexed)
Box 43  1877-78 Letters recd. from USLHB (indexed)
Box 44  1878-79 Letters recd. from USLHB (indexed)
Box 45  1879-80
Box 46  1880-81
Box 47  1881
Box 48  1881-82
Box 49  1882-83
Box 50  1883-84
Box 51  1884-85
Box 52  1884-86
Box 53  1885-86
Box 54  1886-87
Box 55  1887
 
Volume 562 General Index to Letters from the USLHB, 1870 - 1879 (for spine volume nos. 1 -25)
Volume 563 General Index to Letters from the USLHB, 1886 - 1887 (for spine volume nos. 45 - 48
Volume 579  General Index to Letters from USLHB to Engineer, 1888 - 1894 (for spine volume nos. 49? - 79)
Volume 564 General Index to Letters from USLHB, 1896 (for spine volumes nos. 92 - 95)
Volume 565 General Index to Letters from USLHB, 1897 - 1898 (for spine volumes nos. 95 - 104)
Volume 566 General Index to Letters from USLHB, 1899 - 1901 (for spine volumes 104 - 113)
Volume 580  General Index to Letters from USLHB to Engineer, 1901 - 1908 (for spine volume nos. 114 - 148)
 
Volume 590  1887 - 1888 (indexed originals)
Volume 591  1888
Volume 592  1888
Volume 593  1888
Volume 594  1888
Volume 595  1888
Volume 596  1888 (no index)
Volume 597  1888
Volume 598  1888 - 1889
Volume 599  1889
Volume 600  1889
Volume 601  1889
Volume 602  1889
Volume 603  1889 - 1890
Volume 604  1890
Volume 605  1890
Volume 606  1890
Volume 607  1890
Volume 608  1890
Volume 609  1890 - 1891
Volume 610  1891
Volume 611  1891
Volume 612  1891 -1892
Volume 613  1892
Volume 614  1892
Volume 615  1892
Volume 616  1892
Volume 617  1892-1893
Volume 618  1893
Volume 619  1893
Volume 620  1893
Volume 621  1893-1894
Volume 622  1894
Volume 623  1894
Volume 624  1894
Volume 625  1894-1895
Volume 626  1895
Volume 627  1895
Volume 628  1895
Volume 629  1895
Volume 630  1895 - 96
Volume 631  1896
. . . Volume 701
 
Miscellaneous Letters Recd. by Engineer (originals)
Volume 523  (No. 1)  1892-1900
Volume 524  (No. 2)  1901-1904
Volume 525  (No. 3)  1904-1906
Volume 526  (No. 4)  1906-1908
 
Annual/Monthly reports of 3rd District Engineer (includes shipments from Depot, Staten Island)
Volume 747  1868-72  (press copies)
Volume 748  1874-76 (very faded press copies)
Volume 749  1877-79
Volume 532  1876-1878
Volume 750  1882-85
Volume 751  ?????????????????? (not listed)
Volume 752  1882-85
Volume 753  1888-89
Volume 754  1893-95
Volume 755  1897-1901
Volume 756  1901-03
Volume 757  1903-04
Volume 758  1905-07
Volume 759  1907-10
 
Letters to USLHB from 3rd District Engineer, 1866-1893
Volume 768  1856-59  (press copies)  partial index
Volume 769  1859-65  (press copies)  partial index
Volume 705  (No. 1)  1860-63
Volume 703  (No. 3)  1866-67
Volume 704  (No. 4)  1867-68
Volume 706  1868-June 9, 1870
Volume 707  1871-1872
Volume 708  1871
Volume 709  1872
Volume 710  1873
Volume 711  1871
Volume 712  1872-73
Volume 713  1872-73
Volume 714  1873-74
Volume 715  (No. 9)  1874
Volume 716  (No. 10)  1874-75
Volume 717  (No. 11)  1875-76
Volume 718  (No. 12)  1876
Volume 719  (No. 13)  1877
Volume 720  (No. 14)  1877-78
Volume 721  (No. 15)  1878-79
Volume 722  (No. 16)  1879
Volume 723  1879-80
Volume 724  1880-81
Volume 725  1881-82
Volume 726  1882-83
Volume 727  1883-84
Volume 728  1884-85
Volume 729  1885-86
Volume 730  1886-87
Volume 731  1887
Volume 732  1887-88
Volume 733  1888
Volume 734  1888
Volume 735  1888-89
Volume 736  1889
Volume 737  1889
Volume 738  1889-90
Volume 739  1890
Volume 740  1890
Volume 741  1890-91
Volume 742  1891
Volume 743  1891-92
Volume 744  1892
Volume 745  1892
Volume 746  1892-93
 
Miscellaneous Letters (press copies)
Volume 770  March 1871-Oct. 1871
 
Box 56  Letters & circulars rec'd by Sabins Point Lthse, RI  1813-1912
 
3rd District Engineer appointments to his staff
Volume 771  1903-08  (includes personnel who worked at General Depot; provides salary, original appt date goind back to 1870s, and promotion dates; also lists "eligibles" for positions)
 

INSPECTOR
 
Letters rec'd by Inspector from USLHB
Volume 1 (No. 1)  1853
Volume 2
Volume 3
Volume 4  (No. 4)
Volume 5  (No. 5)  Feb-May 1855
Volume 6
Volume 7
Volume 8  (No. 9)  1856
Volume 9  (No. 8)  1855
Volume 10  (No. 10)  April-May 1856
Volume 11  (No. 11)         -Oct 1856
Volume 12  (No. 12)  1856
Volume 13  (No. 13)  1856-March 1857
Volume 14  (No. 14)  Mar 1857-May 1857
Volume 15  (No. 15)  1857
Volume 16 (No. 16)  Sept-Nov 1857
Volume 17  (No. 17)  Nov 1857-May 1858
Volume 18  (No. 18)  1858
Volume 19  (No. 19)  1859
Volume 20  (No. 20)  Feb-Aug 1859
Volume 21  (No. 21)  Aug-Dec 1859
Volume 22  (No. 22)  Dec 1859-June 1860
Volume 23  (No. 23)  1860
Volume 24  (No. 25)         -March 1861
Volume 25  (No. 26)  April-Aug 1862
Volume 26  (No. 27)  July 1862-April 1863
Volume 27  April-Nov 1863
Volume 28  1863
Volume 29  1864-65 (originals)
Volume 30
Volume 31  (No. 31)  1866
Volume 32  1866
Volume 33  (No. 33)  Sept 1866-March 1867
Volume 34  (No. 33)  March-Oct 1867
Volume 35  (No. 34)  1867
Volume 36  (No. 35)  1868
Volume 37  (No. 36)  1868
Volume 38  (No. 37)  1869
Volume 39  (No. 38)  1869
Volume 40  (No. 39)  1870
Volume 41  (No. 40)  1870
Volume 42  (No. 41)  1870
Volume 43  (No. 42)  1871
Volume 44  (No. 43)  1871
Volume 45  (No. 44.)  1871
Volume 46  (No. 45)  1871
Box 1 - Volumes 46 & 49  1872
Volume 47  (No. 47)  1872
Volume 48  (No. 49 1/2)  1872
Volume 49  (No. 50)  1873
Volume 50  (No. 51)  1873
Volume 51  (No. 52)  1873
Volume 52  (No. 53)  1873
Box 2  (No. 55)  1874
Volume 53  (?)    1874
Volume 54  (No. 56)  1875
Volume 55  (No. 57)  1875
Volume 56
Volume 57  1876
Volume 58  1876
Volume 59  (No. 61)  1877
Volume 60  (No. 62)  1877
Volume 61  (No. 63)  1877-78
Volume 62  (No. 64)  1878
Volume 63  (No. 65)  1878-79
Volume 64  (No. 66)  1879
Volume 65  (No. 67)  1879
Volume 66  (No. 68)  1879
Volume 67  (No. 69)  1880
Volume 68  (No. 70)  1880
Volume 69  (No. 71)  1880
Volume 70  (No. 72)  1880-81
Volume 71  (No. 73)  1881
Volume 72  (No. 74)  1881
Volume 73  (No. 75)  1881
Volume 74  (No. 76)  1882
Volume 75  (No. 77)  1882
Volume 76  (No. 77 1/2)  1882
Volume 77  (No. 78)  1882
Volume 78  (No. 79)  1882
Volume 79  (No. 80)  1883
Volume 80  (No. 81)  1883
Volume 81  (No. 62)  1883
Volume 82  (No. 83)  1883
Volume 83  (No. 84)  1884
Volume 84  (No. 85)  1884
Volume 85  (No. 86)  1884
Volume 86  (No. 87)  1884
Volume 87  (No. 88)  1884-85
Volume 88  (No. 89)  1885
Volume 89  (No. 90)  1885
Volume 90  (No. 91)  1885
Volume 91  (No. 92)  1885-86
Volume 92  (No. 93)  1886
Volume 93  (No. 94)  1886
Volume 94  (No. 95)  1886
Volume 95  (No. 96)  1886
Volume 96  (No. 97)  1886
Volume 97  (No. 98)  1887
Volume 98  (No. 99)  1887
Volume 99 (No. 100)  1887
Volume 100  1887
Volume 101  1887
Volume 102  1887
Volume 103  1888
 
Letters Recd. by Inspector
Volume 581 Index to letters recd. by Inspector from July 1888 - May 1890 (Gives letter # arranged by subject)
Volume 583 General Index to letters recd. by Inspector 1889 - 1890 (accd. to letter #)
Volume 582 General Index to letters recd. by Inspector 1891 - 1889 (accd. to letter #)
 
General Letters Received by Inspector
(Grey) Box 4  1873 - 74
Box 5  1874 - 75 (indexed)
Box 6  1876
Box 7  1877
Box 8  1878 -79
Box 9  1879 - 80
Box 10  1880 -81
Box 11  1881 - 82
Box 12  1882 - 83
Box 13  1883 - 84
Box 14  1884 - 85
Boxes 15 - 26f
 
Letters from Inspector
Volume 489 1855 - 1863 (press copies, indexed)
Volume 705  May 23, 1860-June 7, 1861
Volume 702  (No. 2)  1863-66  (press copies)
Volume 257  (No. 11)  Aug. 6, 1866-Sept. 14, 1867
Volume 258 1874 (press copies)
Volume 259 1874-75 (press copies)
Volume 260 1875 (press copies)
Volume 261 1875 (press copies)
Volume 262 1876 (press copies)
Volume 263 1876 (press copies)
Volume 264 1877 (press copies)
Volume 265 1878 (press copies)
Volume 266 1878 (press copies)
Volume 267 1878-79 (press copies)
Volume 268 1879 (press copies)
Volume 269 1879 (press copies)
Volume 270 1879 (press copies)
Volume 271 1879-80 (press copies)
Volume 272 1880 (press copies)
Volume 273 1880-81 (press copies)
Volume 274 1881 (press copies)
Volume 275 1881-82 (press copies)
Volume 276 1882 (press copies)
Volume 277 1882 (press copies)
Volume 278 1882-83 (press copies)
Volume 279 1883 (press copies)
Volume 280 1883 (press copies)
Volume 281 1883-84 (press copies)
Volume 282 1884 (press copies)
Volume 283 1885 (press copies)
 
Volume 490 1889 (press copies, indexed)
Volume 491 1889 - 90
Volume 492 1890
Volume 493 1890 - 91
Volume 494  1891
Volume 495  1891
Volume 496  1891
Volume 497  1891 - 92
Volume 498  1892
 
Volume 284 Press copies of letters from Insp. to USLHB (indexed) May - June 1892
Volume 285 Press copies of letters from Insp. to USLHB (indexed) July - August 1892
Volume 286 Press copies of letters from Insp. to USLHB (indexed) Sept. 1892
 
Volumes 795 - 798  Index to Letters Sent by Inspector, 1892 - 1898 (organized by topic (with section devoted to lighthouse keepers) and alphabetically; within each section, listed by date sent, recipient, and short summary)
 
Volume 527  (No. 2)  1892-93  (press copies)
Volume 528  (No. 3)  1893-94  (press copies)
Volume 529  (No. 4)  1894-97  (press copies)
Volume 530  (No. 5)  1898-99  (press copies)
Volume 531  (No. 6)  1899-1902  (press copies)
Volume 522  1909  (press copies)
 
Inspector Letters to Engineer (press copies, indexed)
Volume 527  1892 - 1893
Volume 528  1893 - 1894
Volume 529  1894 - 1895
Volume 530  1898 - 1899
Volume 531  1899 - 1902
 
Annual Reports of Inspector (press copies, no index -- includes equipment lists with costs furnished to stations, etc.)
Volume 532  1876 - 1878
Volume 535  1879 - 1881
Volume 534  1882 (originals)
Volume 536  1883 - 1884
Volume 537  1885 - 1887
 

ACCOUNTS & MISCL.
 
Volume 559 Keepers' Salaries, 1881 - 1884 (includes date of appointment)
Volume 560  Keepers's Salaries, 1890 - 1891
Volume 561  Keepers' Salaries, 1900 -
 
Accounting Records
Volume 584 Accounts by date, 1906 - 1907
Volume 585 Accounts by date, 1907 - 1908
Volume 586 Accounts Ledger 1931
Volume 772  Accounts of 3rd District Inspector, 1884 - 1889 (includes accounts for supplies, light vessels, buoyage, salaries (including keepers), and stations)
Volume 773  Accounts of 3rd District Inspector, 1888-1892
Volume 774  Accounts of 3rd District Inspector, 1892 - 1896
Volume 775  Accounts of 3rd District Inspector, 1896 - 1901
Volume 776  Accounts of 3rd District Inspector, 1901 -
Volume 777  Accounts of 3rd District Inspector
Volume 778  Accounts of 3rd District Inspector, 1906 - 1909
Volume 779  Salaries, 1895 -1898
Volume 780  Record Book of Lighthouse Keepers Salaries, 1898 - 1902
Volume 781  Payrolls, 1902-1905
Volume 782  Payrolls, 1905-1908
Volume 783  Engineers Records of Receipts and Disbursements, 1884-1891; (organized by Quarter; gives amounts received for various projects and set categories and amount expended with name of recipient; provides draft and warrant numbers)
Volume 784  Engineers Records of Receipts and Disbursements, 1892-1897
Volume 785  Engineers Records of Receipts and Disbursements, 1898 -
Volume 786  Engineers Records of Receipts and Disbursements
Volume 787  Engineers Records of Receipts and Disbursements
Volume 788  Engineers Records of Receipts and Disbursements
Volume 789  Cost Accounting Ledgers, 1910-1920
Volume 790  Cost Accounting Ledgers, 1920-1931
Volumes 791 - 794  Ledger of Cost Keeping System 1913 -
 
Corrections to Light Lists
Volumes 1 - 11 (11E4/15/11/1)

1909 - 1931
Green Boxes
USCG Correspondence Files, ca. 1909 - 1939
626 - Aids to Navigation & 601 - Operations
Box 1  626 Jan. - April 1909
Box 2  626 May - Oct. 1909
Box 3  626 Nov. 1909 - Changes 1909
Box 4  601 Jan. - May 1909
Box 5  601  June - Dec. 1909
Box 6  Cornfield Point Light Vessel - Pansy
Box 7  Block Island - Dutch Island, 1909
Box 8  East Clump Buoy - Governors Island, 1909
Box 9  Grassy Hammock - Lower Coal Wreck, 1909
Box 10  Matinicock Point - Oher Creek
Box 11  Party Bar Buoy - Scotch Cap Gas Buoy
Box 12  Sear Shoal - Windmill Point
Box 13 Inspector, 1st District - Inspector, 9th District, 1909
 
Box 56  626 Jan. - March 1912
Box 57  626 April - June 1912
Box 58  626 July - Sept 1912
Box 59  626 Oct. - Dec. 1912
Box 60  601 Jan. - Dec. 1912
Box 61  601  1st - 19th Districts, 1912 (includes letters to Inspector regarding shipment of supplies & Equipment from Genrl. Depot)
Box 62  626 Ambrose Channel Lightship to Lightship 95, 1912
Box 63  626 Astor - Zizania (tenders), 1912
Box 64  626  Allyns Point - Fire Island, 1912 (includes keeper appointments & other correspondence with Inspector)
Box 65  626 Fitches Pt - Juniper Island, 1912
Box 66  626 Lake Champlain - New Haven, 1912
Box 67  626 New London - Point Judith, 1912
Box 68  626 Ponham - Sand Spit, 1912
Box 69  626 Sandy Hook - Wickford Harbor, 1912
Box 70 Inspector Correspondence - collisions, 1912
Box 71 ditto - Station Bills, 1912  (includes file for Absecon)
Box 72  626 General, Feb. - March 1913
 
Box 149  601 Oct. 1926 - Stepping Stones
Box 150  626 General, Jan. - Dec. 1927
Box 151  626 General, Connecticut - N.J., 1927
Box 152  626 General, NY - R.I., 1927
Box 153  601  June 1927 - Sheepshead Bay, 1927
Box 154  626 General, Jan - Dec. 1928
Box 155  626  General, CT - NJ, 1928
Box 156  626  General, NY - VT, 1928
Box 157  601 Jan - Dec. 1928
Box 158  626 General, Jan - Dec. 1929
Box 159  Ambrose Channel LV - Hudson River, 1929
Box 160 Jamaica Bay - Providence River, 1929
Box 161 Raritan Bay - Lamps & Lanterns, 1929 (444) (includes Airway Route Beacons)
Box 162  626 General, March - Dec. 1930
Box 163  601 1930
Box 164  Connecticut River - Hudson River, 1930
Box 165  Intercoastal N.J. - N.Y. Bay, 1930
Box 166  Raritan, NY, - VT, 1930
Box 167  626 General, 1931
Box 168  601 1931 - Delaware Seacoast, 1931

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