Identifier

SC-0016-III-A-1-0167

Abstract

Handwritten letter from Benjamin H. Stinson, a manufacturer and dealer of paint, to the Superintendent of Sailors' Snug Harbor requesting information on his uncle, Captain Benjamin Stinson, who he believes was an inmate and died approximately fifteen years before. He wishes to know if Stinson left any effects, was in debt to anyone, and additional information about Stinson's time at Sailors' Snug Harbor. Received while Captain Thomas Melville was governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor.

Name

Name: Stinson, Benjamin H.
Role: Author

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 25 1879
Place: Boston (Mass.)

Genre

letters (correspondence)

Physical Description

extent: 23 x 14.4 cm
Digital Origin: Reformatted digital