Key West Custom House Letterbook

Custom House Letterbook: Copyright: © Key West Art & Historical Society; Origformat: Artifact
Custom House Letterbook

Copyright: © Key West Art & Historical Society; Origformat: Artifact

Name/Title

Key West Custom House Letterbook

Entry/Object ID

2012.04.0001

Scope and Content

Letterbook from the Office of the Collector of Customs, Port of Key West, Florida. Contains copies of outgoing letters written by the Customs Officer in Key West, mainly to the Custom Office in Miami, Florida. The letterbook has both handwritten and typed letters as well as copies of ocean telegraphs received in Key West by the Collector. Some of the letters were generated and signed by Jefferson B. Browne, Collector of Customs from 1893 to 1897.

Collection

Archive Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Office of the Collector of Customs, Key West, Florida

Date(s) of Creation

1897 - 1897

Restrictions

Access Conditions: No special conditions. Full access for researchers and general public.

Primary Language

English

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1897 Date(s): 1897 Archivist's Notes: Book is in 'fair' condition and should be handled with care as not to break the binding on the book or tear pages out.

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Browne, Jefferson B.

Related Entries

Notes

2012.04.0002