Petition to US Congress for Lighthouse

Photocopy of 1832 petition to US Congress for lighthouse on Negro Island

Photocopy of 1832 petition to US Congress for lighthouse on Negro Island

Name/Title

Petition to US Congress for Lighthouse

Entry/Object ID

CHRC 2011.2.5

Scope and Content

Photocopy of original petition in the National Archives. Petition to United States Congress dated 14 December 1832 signed by citizens of Camden requesting a lighthouse on Negro (Curtis) Island. A transcription of the document is also available.

Collection

CHRC - Curtis Island Collection

Cataloged By

Heather Bilodeau

Acquisition

Accession

CHRC 2011.2

Source or Donor

Camden Historic Resources Committee

Acquisition Method

Permanent Loan

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Petition

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Request

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Lighthouses, Petitions

Search Terms

Camden, Curtis Island, Curtis Island Lighthouse, Maine, Negro Island

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

Dec 1832

Archive Notes

Date(s): 14 December 1832

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

2000-CI-005-OC

Location

Location

Container

Box 8

Cabinet

CHRC

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Date Examined

Jun 1, 2011

Examined By

Heather Bilodeau

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Heather Bilodeau Status Date: 2011-06-01

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

June 1, 2011

Updated By

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Update Date

October 26, 2025