Identifier

SC-0016-III-A-1-0128

Abstract

Handwritten letter from Thomas Gill, of Office Borax Soap Works, to Captain Thomas Melville, notifying him that he has recently closed a contract for 250 tons of "prime tallow," reminding Melville that Gill's product is high quality, and thanking him for past business. Gill hopes to continue providing soap to Sailors' Snug Harbor.

Name

Name: Gill, Thomas
Role: Author
Institutional Affiliation: Office Borax Soap Works

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

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 18 1878
Place: New York (N.Y.)

Genre

letters (correspondence), business letters, commercial correspondence

Physical Description

extent: 20.2 x 13.3 cm
Digital Origin: Reformatted digital