Letter to the Governor, Sailors' Snug Harbor, from Thomas Ferguson, former inmate, Sailors’ Snug Harbor, September 27-28, 1885


Identifier
SC-0016-I-D-1-B-028
Abstract
Handwritten letter from Thomas Ferguson, inmate of Sailors' Snug Harbor, again apologizing for poor behavior and asking to be taken back into the Harbor. He mentions having left a note with Captain Sherry to be passed on for the governor back in June. An addendum on the 28th states that he has been to see Captain Lewis, who told Ferguson that he had been expelled and asks again for the governor's aid with this. Received while Captain Gustavus D. S. Trask was governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor.
Name
Name: Ferguson, Thomas, -1893
Role: Author
Institutional Affiliation: Sailors' Snug Harbor (Institution)
Type Of Resource
Texts
Note
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: July 27 1885
Place: Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)
dateModified: September 28 1885
Genre
letters (correspondence)
Physical Description
extent: 20.3 x 25.3 cm
Digital Origin: Reformatted digital