Identifier

SC-0016-III-A-1-0166

Abstract

Handwritten letter from inmate James E. Cole to Captain Thomas Melville regarding an incident that occurred between Cole and Bill Crown. On October 11, Cole claims that Crown had him arrested for assault and battery, which Cole denies having done. Cole mentions Dan Wickes [could this be Daniel Wicks?], Henry Baker, and "an outsider," Bill Gannon, who swore that Cole struck at Crown's face. Cole believes the incident was an outrage, accuses Crown of having spit at him, and is upset that Crown has not been censured for his behavior while Cole has had to get a bond to stay out of Richmond. 

Name

Name: Cole, James E., 1818-1890
Role: Author
Institutional Affiliation: Sailors' Snug Harbor (Institution)

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

Type Of Resource

Texts

Note

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: November 5 1879
Place: New Brighton (New York, N.Y.)

Genre

letters (correspondence)

Physical Description

extent: 20.2 x 24.8 cm
Digital Origin: Reformatted digital