Scope and Contents From the Series: Series IV. Marine Claims covers claims filed in the years 1803 through 1833. The records are filed alphabetically by the name of the vessel, and consist of policies, correspondence, bills of lading and invoices, accounts, protests, and general averages pertaining to 110 marine claims handled by the company (see Appendix II for complete listing). These claims include damage by storm, vessel leakage, collision, detention, privateering, robbery while on board a...