Identifier

SC-0016-III-A-1-0093

Abstract

Handwritten letter from Governor Thomas Melville to Thomas McCormick, of the Richmond County Poor House, regarding the inmate "Adam Lake" referred to in the letter of Ambrose Snow of July 13, 1878. Melville writes that he "suppose[s]" that Adam Lake is actually Thomas Hazelton, a former inmate of Sailors' Snug Harbor. If this is the case, Melville states that Hazelton may be returned to the Sailors' Snug Harbor Hospital, where he will be cared for.

Name

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

Name: McCormick, Thomas
Role: Addressee
Institutional Affiliation: Richmond County Poor House

Type Of Resource

Texts

Note

The Sailors' Snug Harbor records are the Property of the Trustees of the Sailors’ Snug Harbor. The collection is on permanent loan at the Stephen B. Luce Library of SUNY Maritime College.

Origin Info

Date Created: July 17 1878
Place: New Brighton (New York, N.Y.)

Genre

letters (correspondence)

Physical Description

extent: 12.5 x 20.2 cm
Digital Origin: Reformatted digital