Letter from C. H. Rockwell to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 5, 1875

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Letter from C. H. Rockwell to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 5, 1875

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Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Rhodes, Travis Rockwell, C. H. (Charles Hall), 1826-1904

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Office of Light-House Inspector,
FOURTEENTH DISTRICT,
Cincinnati, Ohio, December 6^th, 1875.

To The Honorable
Adelbert Ames
Governor of the State of Mississippi

Sir:

I have the honor to inform you that under the provisions of an act of Congress approved June twenty third eighteen hundred and seventy four, entitled "an act making appropriations for sundry Civil Expenses of the Gov-ernment for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy five, and for other purposes", and of an act of Congress ap-proved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy five making appropriations for the same purposes for the

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fiscal year ending June thirtieth eighteen hundred and Seventy six, a number of Government Signal Lights and other aids to navigation have been established on the banks of the Mississippi River in the State of Mississippi.

These lights and other aids to navigation have at certain points been injured, and lanterns have been broken, and lights been extinguished by malicious persons; thus endangering steamers and other vessels navigating the Mississippi River.

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I am therefore directed by the Light House Board to request that the matter of protecting these lights and aids to navigation may be brought before the Legis-latures of the several States inter-ested, to the end that proper laws may be passed providing for their protection.

I have the honor to be
Very respectfully
Your Obedient Servant

C H Rockwell
Lieutenant U. S. Navy
L. H. Inspector
14th District.

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Ack. recpt.
A.

Office of L. H. Inspector, 14th Dist.,
CINCINNATI, OHIO,
, 187 .

L. H. Inspector.

No. of Enclosures,

EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
Ohio ~~County,~~

From Lieut. C. H. Rockwell
Address Cincinnati.
Dated December 6, 1875.
Received " 10, "
Answered " 10, "

SUBJECT:

Asking that the matter of protecting Signal Lights, placed upon the banks of the Mississippi river, be brought to the attention of the Legislature.

(Inclosures )

ADELBERT AMES,
Governor.

TRAVIS RHODES,
Private Secretary.