Letter to Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, regarding John McLaughlin, June 15, 1870
Identifier
SC-0016-I-D-1-A-040Abstract
Handwritten letter to Captain Thomas Melville, regarding the bearer, John McLaughlin, who is seeking to gain admission to Sailors' Snug Harbor. The author writes that he has served with McLaughlin aboard ship [the S. S. Milton?] for some years and he is a "sober [and] worthy man". The author's name is difficult to read, perhaps "E. L.[?] Goodwin", written by U. W. Pentz [?].
Name
Name: Melville, Thomas, 1830-1884Role: 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: June 15 1870Place: New York (N.Y.)
Genre
letters of recommendation, letters (correspondence)Physical Description
extent: 13.5 x 20.8 cmDigital Origin: Reformatted digital