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The letter is handwritten with dark brown ink on New York Hospital letterhead, which is on cream-colored paper with blue lines below the header. The sheet has been folded several times and has a distinct vertical fold dividing the paper in half.

Letter to Doctor, Sailors' Snug Harbor, from Robt. [Robert] Roberts, New York Hospital, December 9, 1867
The letter is handwritten in brown ink on cream-colored paper with faint blue lines. It has been folded in half; on the right half of this side of the paper is the first part of the letter. On the left half is a notation at the upper edge, just to the left of the central vertical fold, with the name of the sender, year, and subject of the inquiry, probably for filing purposes.

Letter to Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from T. C. [Thomas Clarkson] Moffatt, of the Seamen's Fund and Retreat, June 19, 1868
The letter is handwritten in brown ink on cream-colored paper. It has been folded in half; on the right half of this side of the paper is the letter. On the left half is a notation at the upper edge, just to the left of the central fold, with the name of the sender and date, probably for filing purposes.

Letter to Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from Rev. Morgan Dix, February 17, 1868
The letter is handwritten in brown ink on cream-colored paper with faint blue lines. It has been folded in half vertically.

Letter to Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from William M. Paxton, New York Presbyterian Church, March 23, 1868
The letter is handwritten in dark brown ink on cream-colored paper. It has been folded several times and the most prominent fold divides the sheet in half vertically. On the right half of this side of the paper is the first part of the letter. On the left half is a notation at the upper edge, just to the left of the central fold, with the name of the sender and date, probably for filing purposes.

Letter to Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from John W. [Whetten] Ehninger, April 2, 1868
This permit is handwritten in black ink on a preprinted form on yellow-colored paper. It has been folded in half vertically and horizontally. The permit has the letterhead for the Metropolitan Board of Health. In the bottom right corner there is a note that reads "for EH" written in purple-colored ink.

Permit to move the body of Eldridge Sweet, with accompanying letter from the coroner, James Dempsey, June 11, 1868
The letter is handwritten in dark brown ink on cream-colored paper. It has been folded several times and the most prominent fold divides the sheet in half horizontally. The right side of the paper is worn, with several small tears and folds.

Letter to Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from Fred W. Williams, gateman of Sailors' Snug Harbor, May 2, 1868
The letter is handwritten with dark brown ink on Mayors Office New York letterhead, which is on cream-colored paper with blue lines below the header. The sheet has been folded several times.

Letter to Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from John T. Hoffman, Mayor of New York City, August 7, 1868
The letter is handwritten with dark brown ink on Southport National Bank letterhead, which is on cream-colored paper with faint blue lines below the header. The sheet has been folded several times and has a distinct vertical fold dividing the paper in half. The right half contains the first page of the letter; the left half is blank except for an annotation in the bottom left corner with the subject of inquiry, name of the sender, and date, presumably for filing purposes. The right half does not have faint blue lines.

Letter to Doctor Bogert [Stephen Van Rensselaer Bogart], physician, Sailors' Snug Harbor, from Francis D. Perry, of Southport National Bank September 14, 1868
The letter is handwritten in dark brown ink on cream-colored paper. It has been folded into thirds vertically.

Letter to Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from A. A Law, October 14, 1868
The letter is handwritten in brown ink on cream-colored paper with faint blue lines. It has been folded several times, the most prominent fold being in half vertically. On the right half of this side of the paper is the first part of the letter. On the left half is a notation at the upper edge, just to the left of the central vertical fold, with the name of the sender, date, and subject of the inquiry, probably for filing purposes.

Correspondence between Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, and John Endicott, November 4, 1868 and January 21, 1869
The letter is handwritten with dark brown ink on Metropolitan Police District letterhead, which is on cream-colored paper with blue lines below the header. The sheet has been folded in half vertically.

Letter to Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from J. W. Hart, Captain of the Metropolitan Police District of the State of New York, December 30, 1868
The letter is handwritten with dark brown ink on New York Mayor's Office letterhead, which is on cream-colored paper with blue lines below the header. The sheet has been folded several times.

Letter to Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from A. [Abraham] Oakey Hall, Mayor of New York, January 8, 1869
The letter is handwritten in dark brown ink on cream-colored paper. It has been folded in half vertically.

Letter to Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from J. Gardner, January 20, 1869
The list is handwritten in dark-brown ink on cream-colored paper with faint blue lines. It has been folded in half horizontally.

List of clothing Patrick Rooney took to the Seamen's Fund and Retreat, January 23, 1869
The letter is handwritten with dark brown ink on Sailors' Snug Harbor letterhead, which is on cream-colored paper with blue lines below the header. The sheet has been folded several times horizontally.

Letter to Dr. T. C. [Thomas Clarkson] Moffatt, of the Seamen's Fund and Retreat from Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, January 29, 1869
The letter is handwritten in dark brown ink on cream-colored paper with faint blue lines. It has been folded several times and the most prominent fold divides the sheet in half vertically.

Letter to Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from Dr. T. C. [Thomas Clarkson] Moffatt, of the Seamen's Fund and Retreat, July 6, 1869
The letter is handwritten in brown ink on cream-colored paper. It has been folded in half; on the right half of this side of the paper is the first part of the letter. On the left half is a notation at the upper edge, just to the left of the central vertical fold, with the name of the sender, date, and address of the sender, probably for filing purposes.

Letter to Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from Wm. [William] Shaw, March 6, 1869
The letter is handwritten in brown ink on cream-colored paper with faint blue lines. It has been folded in half; on the right half of this side of the paper is the first part of the letter. On the left half is a notation in the upper corner with the date, and subject of the inquiry, probably for filing purposes.

Letter to Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from J. N. Sawyer, August 31, 1869
The letter is handwritten with dark brown ink on Sailors' Snug Harbor letterhead, which is on cream-colored paper with blue lines below the header. The sheet has been folded several times horizontally

Copy of Draft Letter to W. H. Squires, from Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, August 31, 1869
The letter is handwritten with dark brown ink on Custom House, New York letterhead, which is on cream-colored paper with faint blue lines below the header. The sheet has been folded several times horizontally.

Letter to Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, and Captain [Henry A.] Curtis, Steward of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from Mr. [Moses Hicks] Grinnell, October 13, 1869
The letter is handwritten with dark brown ink on Agency of New York Board of Underwriters letterhead, which is on cream-colored paper with faint blue lines below the header. The sheet has been folded several times and has a distinct vertical fold dividing the paper in half. The right half is the first page of the letter; the left half is blank except for an annotation including the name of the sender, subject of inquiry, and date, presumably for filing purposes, located just to the left of the central vertical fold and above the central horizontal fold.

Letter to Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from A. [Artemus] T. Fletcher, of the New York Board of Underwriters, October 30, 1869
The letter is handwritten in dark brown ink on cream-colored paper with faint blue lines. It has been folded several times and the most prominent fold divides the sheet in half vertically. The upper left corner has a piece of paper missing, presumably from separating the page from another one it was previously connected to.

Letter to Captain Thomas Malvill [Melville], Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, from John Steers, [Undertaker, Staten Island Cemetery], March 23, 1869
The letter is handwritten in dark brown ink on cream-colored paper with faint blue lines. It has been folded several times and the most prominent fold divides the sheet in half vertically.

Letter from S. Wells Phillips, November 10, 1869
The letter is handwritten in dark brown ink on cream-colored paper with faint blue lines. It has been folded several times and the most prominent fold divides the sheet in half vertically.

Letter to Geo. [George] M. Johnson, From Charles Mauson [sp?], November 10, 1869
The letter is handwritten in dark brown ink on cream-colored paper with faint blue lines. It has been folded several times and the most prominent fold divides the sheet in half vertically.

Letter to the Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor from R. J. [Robert James] Pennell, November 12, 1869
The letter is handwritten with dark brown ink on cream-colored paper with faint blue lines below the header. The sheet has been folded several times horizontally.

Letter to the Superintendent of Sailors' Snug Harbor from R. B. [Robert Bennet] Forbes, of Sailors' Snug Harbor of Boston, November 27, 1869
The letter is handwritten with dark brown ink on Sailors' Snug Harbor letterhead, which is on cream-colored paper with faint blue lines below the header. The sheet has been folded several times horizontally.

Letter to R. B. [Robert Bennet] Forbes, of Sailors' Snug Harbor of Boston, from Captain Thomas Melville, Governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor, November 29, 1869
The letter is handwritten in brown ink on blue-colored paper. It has been folded in half; on the right half of this side of the paper is the first part of the letter. On the left half is the last page of the letter, including the writer's signature, and a notation at the lower edge, just to the left of the central fold, with the name of the sender, date, and return address, probably for filing purposes.

Letter to the Board of Trustees of Seamen's Harbor [Sailors' Snug Harbor], from John Oman, December 24, 1869
The cover is bound in a textured black leather with simple gold lines at the corners and spine.

Governor Thomas Melville's quarterly reports to the Sailors' Snug Harbor Board of Trustees, 1867-1878
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