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14 60/100 acres respectively.

The above lots are required fro Light House purposes.

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Nov 30, 1870 From Chairman Lt H Board Adm W.B. Shubrick

Rel to removal of Wreck "Scotland"

Sir: _ I have the honor respectfully to submit in reply to the communications from Geo. W. Elder, Esquire, vice president of the "Old Dominion Steam-ship Company, and from Russell Sturgiss Esquire, dated New York, November 28th 1870, in regard to the withdrawal on the 5th proxims (in accordance with the notice to Mariners issued November 2d 1870) of the light vessel placed in the month of April 1868 to mark the "wreck of the English Steamer Scotland, sunk near the outer entrance to the harbor of New York under authority of the 1st Section of the joint Resolution of Congress approved March 2d 1868 (A.) that it appeared by the last annual report of the Inspector of the District dated September 30th 1870 that the wreck had been removed and the vessel no longer required to be kept in that position for the purpose for which she was originally needed, upon the receipt of which the Inspector was called on, "to report his authority for saying the wreck had been removed." On November 1st last the Inspector transmitted a communication (B) from General John Newton U.S. Engineers, under who direction the operation of removing the wreck had been

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