Letter to Captain Gustavus D. S. Trask, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from B. [Benjamin] R. Mclaurin, Inmate, Sailors’ Snug Harbor, August 21, 1888
Identifier
SC-0016-I-D-1-B-168Abstract
Handwritten letter from Benjamin R. Mclaurin, inmate of Sailors' Snug Harbor, to Captain Gustavus D. S. Trask, explaining that when he left the Harbor the previous May, his effects were handed over to Mr. Jarvie and later delivered by Mr. Child. When they finally reached Mclaurin, he discovered some items missing and had contacted both Jarvie and Mr. [Joseph K.?] Clark regarding the matter but had received no answer. Mclaurin describes the items and asks for Trask's assistance.
Name
Name: Mclaurin, Benjamin R., -1892Role: Author
Institutional Affiliation: Sailors' Snug Harbor (Institution)
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: August 21 1888Place: New Brighton (New York, N.Y.)
Genre
letters (correspondence)Physical Description
extent: 20.5 x 24.9 cmDigital Origin: Reformatted digital
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