Letter to the Superintendent of Sailors' Snug Harbor from Rev. C. C. Proffitt, 1890
Identifier
SC-0016-I-D-1-B-318Abstract
Handwritten letter from Rev. C. C. Proffitt to Captain Gustavus D. S. Trask, asking if there is a nam by the name of Henry Brown, formerly the captain of the ship S. J. Carlton, residing at the Harbor. Brown's wife, Matilda, is anxious to hear from her husband, whom she has not seen in five years. Their son is now twelve years old and Proffitt hopes someone can give him information about Brown. Received while Captain Gustavus D. S. Trask was the governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor. [Cataloger's note: It appears that this is Reverend Charles Calvin Proffitt but that has not been confirmed.]
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: August 12 1880Place: New York (N.Y.)
Genre
letters (correspondence)Physical Description
extent: 23 x 13.9 cmDigital Origin: Reformatted digital
Subjects
Sailors' Snug Harbor (Institution)Brown, Henry
Brown, Matilda
Trask, Gustavus D. S. (Dunham Smith), 1837-1914