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Letter to Captain Gustavus D. S. Trask, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from James Scarff, [former?] Inmate, Sailors’ Snug Harbor, October 28, 1889

Identifier
SC-0016-I-D-1-B-253
Abstract

Handwritten letter from James Scarff, [former?] inmate of Sailors' Snug Harbor, to Captain Gustavus D. S. Trask, requesting new clothing and a pair of shoes, as his current clothing is shabby.

Name
Name: Scarff, James
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
Texts
Note
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 28 1889
Place: Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)
Genre
letters (correspondence)
Physical Description
extent: 17.7 x 22.8 cm
Digital Origin: Reformatted digital
Access Condition
No copyright - United States
Subjects
Sailors' Snug Harbor (Institution)
Custom-made clothing
Shoes
Finding Aid
https://sunymaritimearchives.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/archival_objects/744
Related Collections
Sailors' Snug Harbor Records
Sailors' Snug Harbor--Inmates--Administration and Correspondence