Receiver of Wrecks at Hull letterbook, 1855/1861

Location of collection:

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

University of Virginia

P.O. Box 400110

170 McCormick Rd

Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110

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Summary

Extent:

1 items

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

This handwritten letter book was kept for James Sparrow, who worked for the British Board of Trade as the Receiver of Wrecks at Hull, 1855-1861. The volume begins with an index of correspondents and subjects. While the book primarily records copies of all outgoing mail, there are frequent notes about disposition of matters or copies of replies in the margins.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Salvage

Names:

Sparrow, James

Places:

Kingston upon Hull (England)