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Letter to Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from W. [William] I. Fielding, of the National Wire Mattress Co., August 4, 1882
Identifier
SC-0016-III-A-1-0250Abstract
Handwritten letter from William I. Fielding, president of the National Mattress Company, to Captain Thomas Melville, mentioning that the last time Fielding wrote to Melville, Melville had responded that the new hospital building would be ready for furnishing in August [1882]. Fielding asks whether iron beds will be required and, if so, asks for details on the type of bed and mattress to be provided.Name
Name: Fielding, William I.Role: Author
Institutional Affiliation: National Wire Mattress Co.
Name: Melville, Thomas, 1830-1884
Role: Addressee
Institutional Affiliation: Sailors' Snug Harbor (Institution)
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 4 1882Place: New Britain (Conn.)
Genre
letters (correspondence), business letters, commercial correspondencePhysical Description
extent: 28 x 21.5 cmDigital Origin: Reformatted digital
Subjects
Sailors' Snug Harbor (Institution)Bedroom furniture industry
Beds
Hospitals--Furniture, equipment, etc
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