Identifier

SC-0016-I-D-1-A-107

Abstract

Handwritten letter from John P. Taylor to Sailors' Snug Harbor, explaining that he has heard that Benjamin Russell is dead. Taylor wishes to confirm the rumor and, if Russell is dead, he would like to know the cause and date of death. Received while Captain Thomas Melville was governor of Sailors’ Snug Harbor.

Name

Name: Taylor, John P., 1830-1895
Role: Author

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: October 15 1873
Place: New Bedford (Mass.)

Genre

letters (correspondence)

Physical Description

extent: 21.1 x 13.2 cm
Digital Origin: Reformatted digital