Letter to the Superintendent of Sailors' Snug Harbor from A. L. P. Skillings, of Arlington, Mass., May 23, 1882
Identifier
SC-0016-III-A-1-0234Abstract
Handwritten letter from Miss A. L. P. Skillings, of Arlington, Massachusetts, to the Superintendent of Sailors' Snug Harbor, asking if John Smith is or has been an inmate of Sailors' Snug Harbor, potentially between the years of 1857-1864. She received a letter from the Snug Harbor requesting funds and to pay his expenses. She believes that he was under the command of Commodore Ransom at the time of his discharge from the Navy, but states that his word was not always reliable. Received while Captain Thomas Melville was the governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor.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: May 23 1882Place: Arlington (Mass.)
Genre
letters (correspondence)Physical Description
extent: 21.5 x 14 cmDigital Origin: Reformatted digital