Identifier

SC-0016-I-D-1-A-132

Abstract

Two letters, the first of which is dated July 5, 1875, from Wm. [William] Underhill, inmate of Sailors' Snug Harbor, to R. B. [Robert Bowne] Minturn, requesting that Minturn's firm supply Underhill with a wheelchair that can be used outside, as he was injured whilst serving aboard the Cornelius Grinnell, which was owned by Minturn's firm, Grinnell, Minturn, and Company. Underhill notes that he cannot provide enough for his two small children, so is asking for charity. Underhill refers Minturn to Captain Melville to confirm his identity. 

The second letter is from Robert B. Minturn to Captain Thomas Melville, regarding the letter he received from Underhill. Minturn asks Melville if he knows if Underhill is a deserving person and whether Melville and can confirm his situation. 

Name

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

Name: Underhill, William, -1885
Role: Author
Institutional Affiliation: Sailors' Snug Harbor (Institution)

Name: Minturn, Robert Bowne, 1836-1889
Role: Addressee
Institutional Affiliation: Grinnell, Minturn & Company

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 1875
Place: New Brighton (New York, N.Y.)
; Date Created: November 20 1875
Place: New York (N.Y.)

Genre

letters (correspondence)

Physical Description

extent: 20.3 x 25.6 cm
Digital Origin: Reformatted digital
; extent: 19.8 x 20.6 cm
Digital Origin: Reformatted digital