Pamelia Edwards Documents

Justification for keepers term of office. Click on the specific document ID to see the original document. Many of the original letters and documents that were written by or about Pamelia Edwards were destroyed in the commerce fire in 1921. In some cases all that remains are the index entries that give the date and subject of the letters that were lost.

Document ID	Document Type	Date	Description
PR-02-PE	Payroll Register	1855-1869	Lists date of oath as April 7, 1855 and how vacated as Removed. (It could be resigned, but it looks like removed.) I checked the St Inigoes items in the St Mary's Beacon for a few months before and after Pamelia left the lighthouse and there was no mention of anything at all in the newspapers.
CPR-11-WM	Personnel Folder	06/04/1869	Appointment letter for William Moody (note that it says vice P. Edwards removed).
PR-03-WB	Payroll Register	1849-1855	Oath of office for Miss Pamelia Edwards: April 7, 1855.
PR-04-PE	Payroll Register	1855-1871	Another page showing Pamelia. If you compare the entry of William Moody (other evidence proves that he resigned) to Pamelia Edwards, I think it is fair to say that how vacated is "Removed". This is shrouded in mystery about why she was removed from office.
NAIX-2-2	Index Pages	02/18/1857	Pamelia Edwards; Keeper requests to be retained (Note: letter was destroyed in fire of 1921; index slip is all that remains).
NAIX-4-3	Index Pages	07/1/1861	P. Edwards, Keeper. Point Lookout Light station Md. requisition for soap and brooms for. (Note: letter was destroyed in fire of 1921; index slip is all that remains).
NAIX-4-4	Index Pages	01/06/1862	Point Lookout Lt. House Certain acts savoring of disloyalty on part of keeper reported. (Note: letter was destroyed in fire of 1921; index slip is all that remains).
NAIX-5-1	Index Pages	01/27/1862	P. Edwards, keeper. Point Lookout Light Station, Md. explanation as to beacon fires exhibited. (Note: letter was destroyed in fire of 1921; index slip is all that remains).
NAIX-5-2	Index Pages	03/31/1862	Pammelia(sic) Edwards Lt. Keeper. Point Lookout Lt. Station Md. Necessity for repairs, reported. (Note: letter was destroyed in fire of 1921; index slip is all that remains).
NAIX-5-3	Index Pages	04/15/1862	Pammelia(sic) Edwards Lt. Keeper Point Lookout Lt. Station Md (?) by soldiers of 26th Pennsylvania Regt Reported. (Note: letter was destroyed in fire of 1921; index slip is all that remains).