Letter to Captain Gustavus D. S. Trask, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from John T. Blatchford, May 24, 1888
Identifier
SC-0016-I-D-1-B-147Abstract
Handwritten letter from John T. Blatchford to Captain Gustavus D. S. Trask, attempting to clarify the events that occurred between Blatchford and Sailors' Snug Harbor William F. Pray on February 23, [1888]. Blatchford claims that Pray accused him of "writing for Mr. [Thomas?] Kenney when [Blatchford] knew [Pray] was doing it." [Cataloger's note: It is not clear to this cataloger whether or not Blatchford was an inmate of the Harbor but the letter is written from Sailors' Snug Harbor.]
Name
Name: Blatchford, John T.Role: Author
Name: Trask, Gustavus D. S. (Dunham Smith), 1837-1914
Role: Addressee
Institutional Affiliation: Sailors' Snug Harbor (Institution)
Type Of Resource
TextsNote
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: May 24 1888Place: New Brighton (New York, N.Y.)
Genre
letters (correspondence)Physical Description
extent: 22.6 x 13.8 cmDigital Origin: Reformatted digital