Letter to Sailors' Snug Harbor, from James O. Elliott, former inmate, Sailors' Snug Harbor, December 1887


Identifier
SC-0016-I-D-1-B-116
Abstract
Handwritten letter from James O. Elliott, former inmate of Sailors' Snug Harbor writing from the Hudson River State Hospital in Poughkeepsie, stating that he wants to be discharged from the Asylum, as he is of a sane mind. He also says that he has sent for his clothes but has not received all of them. Received while Captain Gustavus D. S. Trask was the governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor.
Name
Name: Elliott, James O., -1901
Role: Author
Institutional Affiliation: Hudson River State Hospital (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)
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: December 1887
Place: Poughkeepsie (N.Y.)
Genre
letters (correspondence)
Physical Description
extent: 20.5 x 25.3 cm
Digital Origin: Reformatted digital