Identifier

SC-0016-I-D-1-B-126

Abstract

Handwritten letter from Edmund B. Double, inmate of Sailors' Snug Harbor residing at the Hudson River State Hospital, asserting that he was sent to the asylum for defending himself. He wishes to return to Sailors' Snug Harbor and states that there was never a problem until Trask took over from Governor [Thomas] Mellville [sic]. He also claims mistreatment, including not having received his tobacco while others do. 

Name

Name: Double, Edmund B., -1889
Role: Author
Institutional Affiliation: Hudson River State Hospital (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)

Name: Trask, Gustavus D. S. (Dunham Smith), 1837-1914
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: January 9 1888
Place: Poughkeepsie (N.Y.)

Genre

letters (correspondence)

Physical Description

extent: 20.1 x 25.3 cm
Digital Origin: Reformatted digital