Identifier

SC-0016-III-A-1-0213

Abstract

Letter from Sailors' Snug Harbor inmate F. L. A. M. [Francis] Smith to Captain Thomas Melville regarding his wishes for interment should he die. He notes that no matter who might request transfer of his remains, he wishes said request to be denied and for his body to be buried in the Sailors' Snug Harbor cemetery. An embossed seal in the upper left corner of the first page reads "EVADNE".

Name

Name: Smith, F. L. A. M. (Francis), 1822-1885
Role: Author
Institutional Affiliation: Sailors' Snug Harbor (Institution)

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: February 5 1882
Place: New Brighton (New York, N.Y.)

Genre

letters (correspondence)

Physical Description

extent: 20.5 x 24.8 cm
Digital Origin: Reformatted digital