Letter to Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from P. A. [Peter A.]. Spearwater, Inmate, Sailors’ Snug Harbor, November 15, 1883
Identifier
SC-0016-I-D-1-B-015Abstract
Handwritten letter from Peter A. Spearwater, inmate of Sailors' Snug Harbor, to Captain Thomas Melville, informing him of discontent among the inmates due to a delay in their receiving a supply of tobacco for the month.
Name
Name: Spearwater, Peter A., -1896Role: Author
Institutional Affiliation: Sailors' Snug Harbor (Institution)
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: November 15 1883Place: New Brighton (New York, N.Y.)
Genre
letters (correspondence)Physical Description
extent: 20.6 x 25.8 cmDigital Origin: Reformatted digital
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