1876 Virginia State Insurance Policy Richmond SC Sullivan\'s Island Summer Home For Sale

$1876 Virginia State Insurance Policy Richmond SC Sullivan\'s Island Summer Home$
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1876 Virginia State Insurance Policy Richmond SC Sullivan\'s Island Summer Home:
$99.77

1876 Virginia State Insurance Policy Richmond SC Sullivan\'s Island Summer Home

Approximately 14\" by 17\"

Unfolded.

original 1876 fire insurance policy issued by the Virginia State Insurance Company of Richmond. This fascinating piece of Southern and coastal history details the insurance of a summer residence and associated structures located on Sullivan\'s Island, South Carolina.

Policy Number: 71
Date Issued: April 25, 1876
Expiration Date: April 25, 1877
Insured Party: John H. Steinmeyer
Total Amount Insured: $2,500
Premium Paid: $37.57
Local Agency Location: Countersigned and issued via the local agency in Charleston, South Carolina.

Property & Historical Details

As seen in the document details captured across the reference files (feb20260622_12283669_1944.jpg and feb20260622_12292492_1945.jpg), the policy explicitly describes a Reconstruction-era coastal property:

$2,000 on a \"Two Story frame, Shingle roof House Situated on Sullivan\'s Island occupied by the Assured as a Summer Residence.\"
$200 on the \"frame, Shingle roof Servant rooms.\"
$300 on the \"frame, Shingle roof Carriage House & Stable.\"