Letter to Captain Gustavus D. S. Trask, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from Jno [John] Nelson, Inmate, Sailors’ Snug Harbor, May 6, 1888
Identifier
SC-0016-I-D-1-B-143Abstract
Handwritten letter from John Nelson, inmate of Sailors' Snug Harbor, residing in Morris Plains, to Captain Gustavus D. S. Trask, requesting permission to return to the Harbor. He states that he is in good health and that if Trask does not give him permission, he willingly will give up his right to reside at Sailors' Snug Harbor and "be returned to my native country." [Cataloger's note: While the letter does not state that the writer is housed in the New Jersey State Asylum, the location implies that this may be the case.]
Name
Name: Nelson, JohnRole: Author
Institutional Affiliation: Sailors' Snug Harbor (Institution)
Name: Trask, Gustavus D. S. (Dunham Smith), 1837-1914
Role: 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: May 6 1888Place: Morris Plains (N.J.)
Genre
letters (correspondence)Physical Description
extent: 20.3 x 25.5 cmDigital Origin: Reformatted digital