Correspondence between Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, and Charles S. Colburn, October 13 and 14, 1871
Identifier
SC-0016-I-D-1-A-046Abstract
Handwritten letter from Charles S. Colburn, to Captain Thomas Melville, regarding a woman named Mary Gaghan who claims to be the widow of Andrew Gaghan, also known as James Wilson. Colburn asks if Melville can verify the information as correct. Melville replies that the only information he has is that Wilson collected a pension earned during the "Mexican War" and that the woman is his wife.
Name
Name: Melville, Thomas, 1830-1884Role: Addressee
Institutional Affiliation: Sailors' Snug Harbor (Institution)
Name: Coffman, Charles S.
Role: Author
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: October 13 1871Place: New York (N.Y.)
; Date Created: October 14 1871
Place: Staten Island (N.Y.)
Genre
letters (correspondence)Physical Description
extent: 20.3 x 12.7 cmDigital Origin: Reformatted digital
; extent: 12.5 x 19.8 cm
Digital Origin: Reformatted digital
Subjects
Gaghan, AndrewGaghan, Mary
Wilson, James, -1871
Sailors' Snug Harbor (Institution)
Mexican War, 1846-1848