Current Search: Pensacola Lighthouse Journal 1885 (x)
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Journal of Lighthouse Station at Pensacola, April 1885, Keeper S. C. Lawrence.
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S. C. Lawrence
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Journal for the month of April. Entries are written across two pages and include notes on the weather, persons on watch, absences, as well as tasks and repairs completed at the lighthouse. The U.S. Steam Ship Tennessee arrived off shore on the 4th for an afternoon. Other tasks were conducted as usual such as switching out burners and whitewashing.
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Journal of Lighthouse Station at Pensacola, August 1885, Keeper S. C. Lawrence.
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S. C. Lawrence
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Journal for the month of August. Entries are written across two pages and include notes on the weather, persons on watch, absences, as well as tasks and repairs completed at the lighthouse. A dredge ship started work around the Lighthouse on the 19th and 20th and J. J. Murphy was absent from the station for 48 hours on Sunday the 23rd.
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Journal of Lighthouse Station at Pensacola, December 1885, Keeper William A. Bethel.
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William A. Bethel
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Journal for the month of December. Entries are written across two pages and include notes on the weather, persons on watch, absences, as well as tasks and repairs completed at the lighthouse. The first full log written by William A. Bethel, entries are mistakenly dated and hastily fixed and the month of January for 1886 begins halfway through the third page rather than on an entirely new section. A Mr. Albert (last name partially illegible) was put on duty on December 4th.
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Journal of Lighthouse Station at Pensacola, February 1885, Keeper S. C. Lawrence.
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S. C. Lawrence
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Journal for the month of February. Entries are written across two pages and include notes on the weather, persons on watch, absences, as well as tasks and repairs completed at the lighthouse. Tasks included changing burners and lamps out and cleaning the machinery.
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Journal of Lighthouse Station at Pensacola, January 1885, Keeper S. C. Lawrence.
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S. C. Lawrence
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Journal for the month of January. Entries are written across two pages and include notes on the weather, persons on watch, absences, as well as tasks and repairs completed at the lighthouse. Tasks painting the beacon walls and floor along with changing burners.
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Journal of Lighthouse Station at Pensacola, July 1885, Keeper S. C. Lawrence.
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S. C. Lawrence
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Journal for the month of July. Entries are written across two pages and include notes on the weather, persons on watch, absences, as well as tasks and repairs completed at the lighthouse. J. J. (?) Murphy dropped the lamp cover on the 11th in an otherwise normal month of breezy, rainy days.
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Journal of Lighthouse Station at Pensacola, June 1885, Keeper S. C. Lawrence.
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S. C. Lawrence
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Journal for the month of June. Entries are written across two pages and include notes on the weather, persons on watch, absences, as well as tasks and repairs completed at the lighthouse. An engineers party repaired the locks and window fastenings before moving on, the Miquanette (?) refilled the water at the Navy Yard before heading west, and the Laurel arrived with supplies on the 12th among other happenings.
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Journal of Lighthouse Station at Pensacola, March 1885, Keeper S. C. Lawrence.
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S. C. Lawrence
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Journal for the month of March. Entries are written across two pages and include notes on the weather, persons on watch, absences, as well as tasks and repairs completed at the lighthouse. Tasks included preparing a painting estimate to mail off and normal tasks of lamp cleaning and burner changing. Of note, a squall on the 28th was noted as almost becoming a hurricane.
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Journal of Lighthouse Station at Pensacola, May 1885, Keeper S. C. Lawrence.
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S. C. Lawrence
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Journal for the month of May. Entries are written across two pages and include notes on the weather, persons on watch, absences, as well as tasks and repairs completed at the lighthouse. The light house schooner Miquanette(?) arrived on the 13th and an engineers party arrived the day after and began to work on various aspects of the light house over the month.
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Journal of Lighthouse Station at Pensacola, November 1885, Keeper S. C. Lawrence.
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S. C. Lawrence, William A. Bethel
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Journal for the month of November. Entries are written across two pages and include notes on the weather, persons on watch, absences, as well as tasks and repairs completed at the lighthouse. Clifford caused a gear to snag in the beacon mechanism, was ready to resign two days later, and did not keep the journal for a week during Lawrence's absence from the station. On the 28th the lighthouse inspector arrived with William A. Bethel, noting he would take charge on Sunday the 30th. S. C....
Show moreJournal for the month of November. Entries are written across two pages and include notes on the weather, persons on watch, absences, as well as tasks and repairs completed at the lighthouse. Clifford caused a gear to snag in the beacon mechanism, was ready to resign two days later, and did not keep the journal for a week during Lawrence's absence from the station. On the 28th the lighthouse inspector arrived with William A. Bethel, noting he would take charge on Sunday the 30th. S. C. Lawrence resigned the same day. Bethel's first entry was a typo as he noted Sunday to be the 29th and Monday to be the 30th.
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Journal of Lighthouse Station at Pensacola, October 1885, Keeper S. C. Lawrence.
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S. C. Lawrence
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Journal for the month of October. Entries are written across two pages and include notes on the weather, persons on watch, absences, as well as tasks and repairs completed at the lighthouse. A buoy disappeared on the 12th and a dispatch was sent to S. L. Lawrence to send notify him that one G. Clifford would be made assistant keeper by order of Henry Picking, Naval Secretary of the Light House Board. Clifford was apparently an unpopular choice as an inspection was conducted concerning the...
Show moreJournal for the month of October. Entries are written across two pages and include notes on the weather, persons on watch, absences, as well as tasks and repairs completed at the lighthouse. A buoy disappeared on the 12th and a dispatch was sent to S. L. Lawrence to send notify him that one G. Clifford would be made assistant keeper by order of Henry Picking, Naval Secretary of the Light House Board. Clifford was apparently an unpopular choice as an inspection was conducted concerning the keeper's refusal to put Clifford on duty.
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Journal of Lighthouse Station at Pensacola, September 1885, Keeper S. C. Lawrence.
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S. C. Lawrence
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Journal for the month of September. Entries are written across two pages and include notes on the weather, persons on watch, absences, as well as tasks and repairs completed at the lighthouse.J. J. Murphy left on the 5th only to return on the 8th to pick up his clothes. Mr. Whiting was unable to get to the beacon on the morning of the 12th to put it out. And Mr. Clifford arrived on the 18th with a letter.
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