Letter to Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from Samuel Grayson, Inmate, Sailors' Snug Harbor, [1873]


Identifier
SC-0016-I-D-1-A-087
Abstract

Handwritten letter from Samuel Grayson, inmate, Sailor's Snug Harbor to Captain Thomas Melville, regarding a unpleasant encounter with the east gate keeper. Grayson states that he has been at the Harbor since 1853 and this was the first time he has ever been stopped by a gate keeper. Grayson describes how the gate keeper insulted him, and asks Melville to take action to remedy the situation. [Cataloger's note: The letter is undated but is filed in the 1873 folder.]

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

Name: Grayson, Samuel, -1876
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: 1873
Place: Staten Island (N.Y.)
Genre
letters (correspondence)
Physical Description
extent: 20.5 x 12.7 cm
Digital Origin: Reformatted digital