Letter to Captain Preston (September 2, 1891)

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Title

Letter to Captain Preston (September 2, 1891)

Subject

Preston, Samuel Truman (1840-1912)
S.T. Preston & Son Ship’s Chandlery
Sea Captains
Ship chandlers.
Greenport (N.Y.)
Correspondence

Description

A letter written to Captain Preston by a man looking to hire on "good men" from Shelter Island, presumably to serve aboard a ship.

Source

Capt. Samuel Truman Preston Papers

Publisher

Hofstra University Special Collections Department/Long Island Studies Institute

Date

September 2, 1891

Contributor

Michael Curtis

Rights

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Format

Letter

Language

English

Files

SPC_letter_9_2_91.jpg

Citation

“Letter to Captain Preston (September 2, 1891),” Hofstra University Library Special Collections: Digital Collections, accessed December 10, 2024, https://omeka.hofstra.edu/items/show/3850.

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