Published Online: Sep 07, 2023
Page range: 293 - 316
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjals-2023-0024
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This essay provides a sketch of William Marvin's first decade in Key West (1835–45). In this period, Marvin, originally from New York, served as the territory's U.S. district attorney (1835–39) and its second territorial judge (1839–45). It was during this time that Marvin became acquainted with the city's wrecking industry and began to develop his interest in salvage law.