Letter to Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from R. Studwell, of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co., December 19, 1878
Identifier
SC-0016-III-A-1-0136Abstract
Handwritten letter from R. Studwell, in the freight office of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co., to Captain Thomas Melville, regarding a shipment the company forwarded by Deforest Express Co. and consigned to Melville on December 17, consisting of one boxed iron bed [possibly the bed mentioned in the receipt from December 16, 1878]. Studwell explains that while the collected freight and cartage fees, they have since learned that the freight was pre-paid and a refund is enclosed with the letter. He asks Melville to confirm receipt.Name
Name:
Studwell, R.Role: Author
Institutional Affiliation: New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company
Name:
Melville, Thomas, 1830-1884Role: Addressee
Institutional Affiliation: Sailors' Snug Harbor (Institution)
Type Of Resource
TextsNote
The collection is on permanent loan at the Stephen B. Luce Library of SUNY Maritime College. The Sailors' Snug Harbor records are the Property of the Trustees of the Sailors’ Snug Harbor. Origin Info
Date Created: December 19 1878
Place: New York (N.Y.)
Genre
letters (correspondence), business letters, commercial correspondencePhysical Description
extent: 25.5 x 20 cm
Digital Origin: Reformatted digital
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