File copy of letter from Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, to Lieutenant [Commander] Edward Hooker, August 19, 1880


Identifier
SC-0016-III-A-1-0199
Abstract
Handwritten file copy of a letter from Governor Thomas Melville to Lieutenant Edward Hooker, responding to Hooker's letter "of the 17th" seeking information about hospitals for seamen. Melville sends him information on the Seamen's Retreat and the Marine Hospital Service and advises him how to seek further information on the matter. He also invites Hooker to visit Sailors' Snug Harbor.
Name
Name: Melville, Thomas, 1830-1884
Role: Author
Institutional Affiliation: Sailors' Snug Harbor (Institution)

Name: Hooker, Edward, 1822-1903
Role: Addressee
Institutional Affiliation: Hooker, Edward, 1822-1903
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 19 1880
Place: New Brighton (New York, N.Y.)
Genre
letters (correspondence)
Physical Description
extent: 25.5 x 19.1 cm
Digital Origin: Reformatted digital