Letter to Captain Gustavus D. S. Trask, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from L. H. [Lorin H.] Botsford, Inmate, Sailors’ Snug Harbor, January 3, 1890
Identifier
SC-0016-I-D-1-B-267Abstract
Handwritten letter from Lorin H. Botsford, inmate of Sailors' Snug Harbor, to Captain Gustavus D. S. Trask, regarding the arrest of D. [David] C. Woods [sic] for grand larceny. Botsford explains that Wood has been deceiving inmates regarding working on the island, has significant debt, and will soon be accused of stealing blank forms and "bill heads" belonging to the Grand Lodge in New Brighton by a Mr. Welzin. Botsford claims that Mr. Johnson will confirm his story and promises to keep the subject of his letter secret from others.Name
Name: Botsford, Lorin H., -1894Role: 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: January 3 1890Place: New Brighton (New York, N.Y.)
Genre
letters (correspondence)Physical Description
extent: 31.8 x 20.1 cmDigital Origin: Reformatted digital
Note: dimensions are for each page
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