Norfolk (Va.), Borough Registers, 1783-1810, consist of two volumes of records documenting damages to cargo or ships experienced during a voyage by ships arriving at the port of Norfolk. One volume covers 1783-1790 and the other spans 1791-1810.

These records document ship arriving from both foreign and domestic ports. The volumes are not registers of all ships entering or clearing the port. The borough registers contain affidavits and other instruments recorded with the mayor of Norfolk to whom, as port authority, ship's officers reported any incident, occurring during a voyage, which resulted in damage to the vessel or cargo. The instrument most frequently noted is the "Protest Against the Winds and Seas," recounting details as to when and where storms were encountered, and noting that cargo damage was suffered. Other instruments pertain to the inspection and sale of damaged cargo and the costs of ships' repairs. Cargo documented includes some enslaved individuals.