Peninsula Enterprise, October 6, 1881

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African-Americans -- Work - FisheriesWatermen -- Personal injuryInfrastructure -- Public - Government : Life-saving service

Capt. S. Bloxom, keeper of station No. 6, Pope's Island, reports to Capt. B. S. Rich, superintendent, that a body of a colored man was washed ashore on that island on the 17th ult., and was buried by his crew.