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(MARITIME.) Two manuscript reports on New England shipwrecks.

(MARITIME.) Two manuscript reports on New England shipwrecks. Original paper wrappers, stitched, folded, 8 pages each: Report on the brig Emily. 16.5 x 10.5 inches, small stain, light soiling on wrappers * Report on the schooner Rockhill. 17.5 x 12 inches, minor separations at wrapper folds. Boston, 1854 and 1860

  • Notes: Each begins with a detailed description of a shipwreck, followed by an accounting of the costs associated with surveying, unloading cargo, and towing. The Emily ran aground at Holmes Hole near Martha''s Vineyard during a gale; the Rockhill struck Eaton''s Ledge near Deer Isle, ME. Both reports are signed in Boston by J.R. Bradford as Adjustor of Marine Losses.
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