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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, 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, 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, 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, July 1883, 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. The Tender Laurel arrived on the 11th and a light house report was submitted on the 9th among other tasks.
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Journal of Lighthouse Station at Pensacola, August 1883, 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 record the weather and wind around the lighthouse this month.
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Journal of Lighthouse Station at Pensacola, September 1883, 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 record the weather for the month which included such items as light breezes and cloudy days. On the 24th it was noted that machinery was cleaned.
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Journal of Lighthouse Station at Pensacola, October 1883, 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 which included light breezes, foggy mornings, and some night showers.
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Journal of Lighthouse Station at Pensacola, November 1883, Keeper S. C. Lawrence.
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S. C. Lawrence
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Journal for the month of November. Entries are written across two pages and include notes on the weather and tasks completed through the month. A new clock cord was put in on the 10th and painting was started on the 29th.
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Journal of Lighthouse Station at Pensacola, December 1883, 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 and tasks completed. The dome was painted and oil baths conducted among other tasks. Weather was cloudy for the month and often hazy in the morning.
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Journal of Lighthouse Station at Pensacola, January 1884, 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 included completing whitewashing the tower interior, cleaning the machinery, and changing out the burners.
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Journal of Lighthouse Station at Pensacola, February 1884, 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 packing old lamps to ship them off, changing strainers, and noting that the apparatus had sloped at 4 a.m. the night of the 19th.
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Journal of Lighthouse Station at Pensacola, March 1884, 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 cleaning the burners, cleaning the lighthouse chariot, and carrying 332 cans of oil into the storeroom from the house lot.
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Journal of Lighthouse Station at Pensacola, April 1884, 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. Tasks included changing tube strainers and adding new wicks to the burners. Days were smoky in the early month.
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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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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, January 1882, 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.
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Journal of Lighthouse Station at Pensacola, August 1882, 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.
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Journal of Lighthouse Station at Pensacola, September 1882, 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.
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Journal of Lighthouse Station at Pensacola, March 1882, 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, a report being filed Friday the 3rd, an inspection on Sunday the 19th, as well as tasks and repairs completed at the lighthouse.
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