Letter to Captain Gustavus D. S. Trask, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from R. W. [Robert W.] James, Inmate, Sailors’ Snug Harbor, November 25, 1890
Identifier
SC-0016-I-D-1-B-339Abstract
Handwritten letter from Robert W. James, inmate of Sailors' Snug Harbor, to Captain Gustavus D. S. Trask, explaining that his brother-in-law lent him an overcoat and asking permission to go out of the gate so that James can send it back to him. Included with the letter is a signed statement by E. C. Packer of New Bedford, presumably James's brother-in-law, dated November 23, asking Trask to grant James permission to send Packer back his overcoat.
Name
Name: James, Robert W., -1891Role: Author
Institutional Affiliation: Sailors' Snug Harbor (Institution)
Name: Trask, Gustavus D. S. (Dunham Smith), 1837-1914
Role: Addressee
Institutional Affiliation: Sailors' Snug Harbor (Institution)
Name: Packer, E. C.
Role: Author
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: November 25 1890Place: New Brighton (New York, N.Y.)
; Date Created: November 23 1890
Genre
letters (correspondence)Physical Description
extent: 17.8 x 22.5 cmDigital Origin: Reformatted digital
; extent: 17.6 x 11.1 cm
Digital Origin: Reformatted digital