Letter to Captain Gustavus D. S. Trask, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from Amos Johnson, Inmate, Sailors’ Snug Harbor, September 25, 1890
Identifier
SC-0016-I-D-1-B-326Abstract
Handwritten letter from Amos Johnson, inmate of Sailors' Snug Harbor, to Captain Gustavus D. S. Trask, making a complaint against Mr. Charles Shelldon [sic] and Mr. Mayo. He states that Mayo used "obscene and vulgar Language" and when he informed Shelton of the fact, Shelton and Mayo then banded together to make Johnson as uncomfortable as possible at the dining table going forward. He explains that they stack dirty dishes in front of him at the table and states that he told Mr. Taylor about this incident. He then describes several more incidents and refers Trask to fellow inmates Mr. Buttler [sic? Samuel Butler?], Mr. [Thomas?] Gray, and No. 501, whose name he does not remember. He thinks that Mr. Edwards will vouch for his account of Mayo's general conduct.
Name
Name: Johnson, Amos, -1895Role: 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: September 25 1890Place: New Brighton (New York, N.Y.)
Genre
letters (correspondence)Physical Description
extent: 31.1 x 19.6Digital Origin: Reformatted digital