Receiver of Wrecks at Hull letterbookMSS.91.2Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

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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.

Kingston upon Hull (England) Salvage Sparrow, James Letterbook for the Receiver of Wrecks at Hull, 1855-1861Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/4/archival_objects/755441855-1861MSS 91-2