Identifier

SC-0016-I-D-1-A-075

Abstract

Handwritten letter from Captain Thomas Melville, to John F. Trow, regarding the death of Wm. [William] H. Byrne, inmate at Sailors' Snug Harbor. Melville asks How if he has any wishes for Byrne's effects or his burial. There is a reply written in pencil at the bottom stating that Trow does not know anyone by that name. 

Name

Name: Melville, Thomas, 1830-1884
Role: Author
Institutional Affiliation: Sailors' Snug Harbor (Institution)

Name: Trow, John F.
Role: Addressee

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: August 24 1872
Place: New Brighton (New York, N.Y.)

Genre

letters (correspondence)

Physical Description

extent: 24.7 x 19.9 cm
Digital Origin: Reformatted digital