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A Guide to the Peter Benson Papers, 1864-1908
Biographical NoteBenson was a wreckmaster of Corpus Christi and Nueces County, collecting and disposing of goods found on the beach or off shore resulting from wrecks off the coast of Nueces County. He also held other civic offices, including sheriff, health officer, constable, deputy city marshall, and deputy sanitary inspector. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsCorrespondence, reports, receipts, bonds, and commissions of Benson document his activities in the collection and disposal of goods found on the beach or off shore resulting from wrecks off the coast of Nueces County. Included are the records of the wrecks of the steamer Reindeer and the schooner Benjamin Jones. Papers also pertain to Benson's other civic offices, including sheriff, health officer, constable, deputy city marshall, and deputy sanitary inspector. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsUnrestricted access. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationPeter Benson Papers, 1864-1908, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Papers
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