Letters of Recommendation to Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from C. [Charles] Henry King, Geo. [George] R Robinson, and Matthew Tompkins of the Seamen's Retreat, August 26, 1875


Identifier
SC-0016-I-D-1-A-136
Abstract
Handwritten letters of recommendation from C. [Charles] Henry King, Geo. [George] R Robinson, and Minthorne Tompkins to Captain Thomas Melville, regarding a man named Wm. [William] Ellis, who they all state is an engineer. They are recommending Ellis to Sailors' Snug Harbor for work, though C. [Charles] Henry King states that he cannot vouch for the quality of Ellis's work as an engineer.
Name
Name: Melville, Thomas, 1830-1884
Role: Addressee
Institutional Affiliation: Sailors' Snug Harbor (Institution)

Name: Robinson, George R.
Role: Author
Institutional Affiliation: Seamen's Fund and Retreat (N.Y.)

Name: Tompkins, Mangle Minthorne, 1807-1881
Role: Author
Institutional Affiliation: Seamen's Fund and Retreat (N.Y.)

Name: King, C. Henry (Charles Henry), 1843-1883
Role: Author
Institutional Affiliation: Seamen's Fund and Retreat (N.Y.)
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: August 26 1875
Place: New York (N.Y.)
Genre
letters (correspondence), letters of recommendation
Physical Description
extent: 21 x 26 cm
Digital Origin: Reformatted digital