Identifier

SC-0016-III-A-1-0083

Abstract

Handwritten letter from Captains William C. Thompson and Ambrose Snow, to Captain Thomas Melville, requesting that Melville readmit the bearer of the letter, William Foster, to Sailors' Snug Harbor. The writers state that Foster promises to improve his behavior in future. 

Name

Name: Thompson, William C.
Role: Author
Institutional Affiliation: Seamen’s Fund and Retreat (N.Y.)

Name: Snow, Ambrose, 1813-1895
Role: Author
Institutional Affiliation: Snow & Burgess

Name: Melville, Thomas, 1830-1884
Role: Addressee
Institutional Affiliation: Sailors' Snug Harbor (Institution)

Type Of Resource

Texts

Note

The Sailors' Snug Harbor records are the Property of the Trustees of the Sailors’ Snug Harbor. The collection is on permanent loan at the Stephen B. Luce Library of SUNY Maritime College.

Origin Info

Date Created: May 20 1878
Place: New York (N.Y.)

Genre

letters (correspondence), letters of recommendation

Physical Description

extent: 20.1 x 12.5 cm
Digital Origin: Reformatted digital