File copy of letter from Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, to Lieutenant Commander Edward Hooker, August 14, 1880
Identifier
SC-0016-III-A-1-0201Abstract
Handwritten file copy of a letter from Governor Thomas Melville to Lieutenant Commander Edward Hooker, responding to Hooker's letter "of Aug 12th" and sending Hooker a copy of the Sailors' Snug Harbor bylaws. Melville invites Hooker to visit the Harbor himself to evaluate conditions and management there and explains that there are 725 inmates and a new dormitory building is being constructed. 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: August 14 1880
Place: New Brighton (New York, N.Y.)
Genre
letters (correspondence)Physical Description
extent: 25.4 x 19.2 cm
Digital Origin: Reformatted digital