Letter to the governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from an anonymous individual, December 1, 1888
Identifier
SC-0016-I-D-1-B-187Abstract
Handwritten letter from "A Citizen" to the governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, expressing concern about the behavior of some of the Harbor's inmates, particularly George "Doggan" [Dorgan?], a barber at the Harbor, and Patrick Bird, who have been working tending bar "in the house of Matt OConnor [sp?] called The Capitol house." The complainant also claims that a third inmate, Bob Barber, forced a servant girl out of her position at the same house and stole her job. The writer feels this is an injustice to other Staten Islanders who need work, given that the Harbor inmates are already provided for. Received while Captain Gustavus D. S. Trask was the governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor.
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: December 1 1888Place: New Brighton (New York, N.Y.)
Genre
letters (correspondence)Physical Description
extent: 17.8 x 22.5 cmDigital Origin: Reformatted digital