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The vessel sank off Napatree Point, RI, on Oct. 23, 1908. She was owned by groups in New Shoreham and Providence, RI. Includes transcription of a telephone conversation, a letter, memorandums, and a power of attorney of the owners to sell.

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Vessel ran aground on rocks off New London, CT, on Mar 26, 1909. She was owned by Thomas M. Nicholson of Bucksport, ME. Bills are for services rendered.

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The vessel burned at Sakonnet Point, RI, on Mar. 14, 1907. She was valued at $75,000 in sound condition, but the damaged hull was bought for $365 by M.C. Gillint. The broadside announces the sale at auction of the wreck.

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The vessel went ashore on Fishers Island, NY, on Mar. 10, 1909. She was owned by Hugh Gillespie and Company, Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. Includes correspondence, a memorandum of charges, and a memorandum of services rendered.

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The vessel was grounded on Cedar Tree Neck, Marthas Vineyard, MA, on Mar. 10, 1909. She was owned by the New England Navigation Company, subsidiary to the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company. Includes a letter, a memorandum of charges, and memorandums of services rendered.

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The vessel went ashore at Mumford Cove, near Groton Long Point, CT, on Dec. 3, 1906. She was owned by Captain Jameson of New York, NY, but appears to have been chartered to James Hughes, Jr., New York, NY. Includes bills and correspondence.

Scope and Content From the Collection: The Records of the T.A. Scott Company, Inc., 1889-1927, consist of 25 document boxes containing 18,209 pieces which deal only with the marine salvage operations of this widely diversified firm. These papers form what the company called its "Wreck File". Although there are items dating between 1889 and 1927, by far the largest segment date between 1910 and 1919. Of the nearly 500 wrecks concerned, only 41 occurred before 1910 and none after 1919. The papers dated after 1919 pertain usually to...

Scope and Content From the Collection: The Records of the T.A. Scott Company, Inc., 1889-1927, consist of 25 document boxes containing 18,209 pieces which deal only with the marine salvage operations of this widely diversified firm. These papers form what the company called its "Wreck File". Although there are items dating between 1889 and 1927, by far the largest segment date between 1910 and 1919. Of the nearly 500 wrecks concerned, only 41 occurred before 1910 and none after 1919. The papers dated after 1919 pertain usually to...

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The vessel belonged to the J.S. Packard Dredging Company, New Bedford, MA, and it apparently sank Sep 22, 1908. The bill is for raising the vessel.

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For services rendered.