Handwritten letter from Mrs. Graves [Greeves?], to the Managers of Sailors' Snug Harbor, regarding the death of her dear friend Captain [John C.] Harvey. Graves asks if his body could be held until Thursday morning, as Harvey wished to be buried in Greenwood.
Received while Captain Thomas Melville was governor of Sailors’ Snug Harbor.
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.