Copy of letter to Mrs. [Louisa] Hammond, Matron, Sailors' Snug Harbor, from J. [John] P. Wilkinson, Inmate, Sailors' Snug Harbor, December 24, 1888
Identifier
SC-0016-I-D-1-B-190Abstract
Second copy, handwritten, of a letter from John P. Wilkinson, inmate of Sailors' Snug Harbor, to Louisa Hammond, the Harbor's matron, complaining that Hammond had been harsh with him when Hammond came at the instruction of the steward, Mr. [Joseph K.] Clark, to turn in old underclothing so that he could get replacements. Wilkinson also includes a note to Captain Gustavus D. S. Trask, apologizing for an incident that had occurred with regard to Hammond's life insurance, confirming that Dr. [Henry DeWitt] Joy had confirmed him to be well, and asking for intervention on the matter of the underclothing.Name
Name: Wilkinson, John P.Role: Author
Institutional Affiliation: Sailors' Snug Harbor (Institution)
Name: Hammond, Louisa
Role: Addressee
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: December 24 1888Place: New Brighton (New York, N.Y.)
Genre
letters (correspondence)Physical Description
extent: 27.3 x 41.7 cmDigital Origin: Reformatted digital
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