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Office of the Light House
Engineer
Thirteenth District

Portland, Oregon
March 14", 1873

Chairman Light House
Board
Washington D. C.

Sir:

I have the honor to state
that the Bill of Lading,
received from Gen Michler,
only calls for
Sixteen(16) cases Lt Ho Lantern
Sixteen (16) pces Castings " "
as shipped by Gen Woodruff
to Col Williamson. The
company has delivered to me
16 Cases & 16 pieces Castings,
belonging to Foulweather
Lantern. But Gen Michler says
the San Francisco Agent states
that the missing boxes were
thrown overboard in stress
of weather. Under the
circumstances, I do not know
whether the entire freight
charges should be paid to
Pacific Mail SS Co, or not,
and would respectfully ask
whether the entire charges
for freight should be paid;
and if not, then how shall I
ascertain the precise amount
to deduct from their bill,
which is $417 29/100 Currency
on acc't of the loss of the
three boxes. As 3 of the
16 cases contain Glass, it
appears there must have
been a mistake in shipping,
as 19 cases were shipped,
and Bill of Lading only
covers 16 cases.

Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant

Henry M Robert
Maj. of Eng'rs & L.H. Eng'r
Thirteenth District