Handwritten letter from Bernard Compton, brother of Sailors' Snug Harbor inmate Jacob Compton, to Captain Gustavus D. S. Trask, informing him that Jacob has been staying with Bernard while Jacob was ill and asking permission on Jacob's behalf for him to be admitted to the Harbor's hospital.
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.