Correspondence to Captain Gustavus D. S. Trask, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, regarding Daniel Griffin, Inmate, Sailors’ Snug Harbor, October 18, 1888
Identifier
SC-0016-I-D-1-B-181Abstract
Two handwritten letters to Captain Gustavus D. S. Trask, governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, written on the same piece of paper and regarding Daniel Griffin, inmate of the Harbor residing in South Portland, Maine. The first letter is from Griffin to Trask explaining that he is weak and needs an extra four months of leave. The second letter is from Griffin's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Charles D. Griffin, explaining that the growth on Griffin's lip that he blames for his condition is cancerous but that they have not let him know, in case it would affect his spirits.Name
Name: Griffin, Daniel, 1801-1889Role: Author
Institutional Affiliation: Sailors' Snug Harbor (Institution)
Name: Griffin, Mrs. Charles D.
Role: 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: October 18 1888Place: South Portland (Me.)
Genre
letters (correspondence)Physical Description
extent: 20.2 x 24.9 cmDigital Origin: Reformatted digital