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Accomack County (Va.) Commissioner of Wrecks Records, 1842-1880 (bulk 1846-1850)

Accomack County (Va.) Commissioner of Wrecks Records, 1842-1880 (bulk 1846-1850), contain correspondence and accounts pertaining to the salvage and sale of cargo from four shipwrecks along the coast of Accomack County between 1846 and 1850. The correspondence consists mostly of letters written to Thomas Cropper, a commissioner of wrecks, or wreck master, and attorney, pertaining to his work as a commissioner of wrecks in Accomack County. The records document the value of the cargo salvaged and the amount owners recovered. The letters include information about the ships and shipwrecks.

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Accomack County (Va.) Commissioner of Wrecks Records, 1842-1880 (bulk 1846-1850)

Accomack County (Va.) Circuit Court

Accomack County (Va.) Commissioner of Wrecks Records, 1842-1880 (bulk 1846-1850), contain correspondence and accounts pertaining to the salvage and sale of cargo from four shipwrecks along the coast of Accomack County between 1846 and 1850. The correspondence consists mostly of letters written to Thomas Cropper, a commissioner of wrecks, or wreck master, and attorney, pertaining to his work as a commissioner of wrecks in Accomack County. The records document the value of the cargo salvaged and the amount owners recovered. The letters include information about the ships and shipwrecks.

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