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Letter confirming findings of wreckage and a body and the last sighting of the SS FEDERAL
Letter confirming findings of wreckage and a body and the last sighting of the SS FEDERAL

Letter confirming findings of wreckage and a body and the last sighting of the SS FEDERAL

Date26 March 1901
Object numberANMS0777[017]
NameLetter
Mediumpaper
DimensionsOverall: 260 × 203 mm
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection gift of McIlwraith McEacharn Limited
DescriptionHandwritten letter addressed to McIlwraith, McEacharn & Co from J [Cowan] in Newcastle. The letter confirms the earlier reports that refer to the findings of wreckage and a body on the 26th of March and the last sighting of the SS FEDERAL heading West on the 21st of March at 1:30 PM.