Handwritten letter from Oscar T. Sherman, M.D., of the Seamen's Fund and Retreat, to Captain Thomas Melville, regarding the bearer, Mr. Johnson, who was previously a carpenter at the Seamen's Fund and Retreat and is currently looking for work at Sailors' Snug Harbor. Sherman states that Captain [John] Ferrier wishes Johnson to work at the Harbor.
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.