Wreck Reports, Chicago, 1880
Description
- Creator
- United States. Customs Service. District of Chicago
- Media Type
- Text
- Item Type
- Reports
- Notes
- This volume consists of copies of reports regarding shipwrecks of marine vessels in the vicinity of, or belonging to, the port of Chicago, Illinois. The original reports were made by the master or owner of the vessel, or their agent; the copies in this series were maintained locally as record copies by the Customs Collector or Deputy Collector responsible for these ports. The incidents described included founderings, collisions, and strandings. The reports provide details of the incidents, including the name of the vessel, vessel documentation details, name of the ship's master (captain), location of the incident, nature and cause of the wreck, number and names of fatalities, weather conditions, description of the cargo, and monetary values of both vessel and cargo.
- Date of Original
- May - Novemer 1880
- Subject(s)
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Illinois, United States
Latitude: 41.85003 Longitude: -87.65005
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- Copyright Statement
- Materials created and produced by United States federal agencies, or by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person's official duties, are considered works of the United States Government. These works are not eligible for copyright protection, in the United States, and are treated as though they are in the public domain.
- Recommended Citation
- Volume 2, Wreck Reports, 1880; CH-177. NAID: 650353; U. S. Department of the Treasury. Customs Service. Collection District of Chicago, Illinois; Record Group 36: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; National Archives at Chicago
- Location of Original
- National Archives at Chicago
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