Point Lookout Lighthouse, Scotland, MD

Justification for keepers term of office. Click on the specific document ID to see the original document.

Document ID	Document Type	Date	Description
CPR-4-GW	Letter	10/10/1916	Details the rescue of William Yeatman and Child at Point No Point by George M. Willis, Sr.
CPR-9-GW	Letter	08/15/1917	Nomination letter to be keeper at Point Lookout. Previous incumbent listed as Thomas Jacobson, terminated as of 08/31/1917.
NA-50-01191	Handwritten Letter	09/01/1918	Request for daily mail service to continue.
NA-50-01132	Letter	02/23/1919	Rip rap washes away in a storm.
NA-50-1202	Letter	04/18/1923	Request to host the post office at the lighthouse temporarily.
NA-50-1168-1169	Handwritten Letter	02/06/1928	Request for additional coal because of the harsh winter.
NA-50-1233	Letter	01/14/1929	Grounded schooner at the point.
NA-50-1242	Letter	04/21/1931	Compliments on increasing the candle power of the light.
NA-50-1275	Letter	06/26/1933	Landing at the dock with no damage.
NA-5-1341	Letter	03/14/1935	Letter to George Willis, keeper, instructing him to allow access to a U.S. Power Squadron.
NA-50-1349	Letter	01/27/1936	Requesting permission to take a class of students onsite.
NA-50-1348	Letter	01/27/1937	Requesting permission to take a class of students onsite.
NA-50-1350	Handwritten Letter	05/08/1939	Letter from Commissioner of Lighthouses stating that keeper Willis is "permanently lame" because of an accident, and recommends retirement of both keeper and assistant keeper as early as practicable. National Archives, RG26, Group 50.
CPR-34-GW	Letter	06/15/1939	Lists retirement date effective on 06/30/1939.
CPR-22-GW	Letter	06/21/1939	Letter from commissioner thanking Mr. Willis for his service and best wishes in retirement, at the close of June, 1939.
CPR-28-GW	Certificate of Settlement	01/20/1945	Back pay for Mr. Willis' widow. Date of death listed as 10/01/1944.