Documents relating to the death and postmortem transit arrangements for Daniel Drew, February 5, 1883
Identifier
SC-0016-III-A-1-0277Abstract
Telegram from H. [Horace] A. Buttolph, of the New Jersey State Asylum for the Insane to Sailors' Snug Harbor, informing Snug Harbor about the death of inmate Daniel Drew and requesting directions as to what to do with his remains. Attached is a New Jersey state transit permit authorizing the removal of Drew's remains from the Asylum to New Brighton for burial, signed by Thos. [Thomas] M. Peck, Assessor, and in the charge of A. McIlravy. The two forms are adhered in the upper left corner. Received while Captain Thomas Melville was governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor.Name
Name: Buttolph, Horace A., 1815-1898Role: Author
Institutional Affiliation: New Jersey State Asylum for the Insane (Morristown, N.J.)
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: February 5 1883Place: Morris Plains (N.J.)
; Date Created: February 5 1883
Place: Hanover (N.J. : Township)
Genre
telegrams, permits, official documentsPhysical Description
extent: 13.1 x 20.5 cmDigital Origin: Reformatted digital
; extent: 10.8 x 19 cm
Digital Origin: Reformatted digital