Appointment Letter
Dublin Core
Title
Appointment Letter
Subject
Labor contract--United States. [LCSH]
Interlake Steamship Company--1900-1920. [LCSH]
Merchant mariners--Great Lakes (North America). [LCSH]
Interlake Steamship Company--1900-1920. [LCSH]
Merchant mariners--Great Lakes (North America). [LCSH]
Description
A letter appointing Edgar Arnold as the chief engineer on the William B. Davock for 1920 and employed by the Picklands Mather & Company with a salary of 300 dollars per month. It also explains if the ship is laid up during the shipping season due to a lack of business, there will be a salary reduction. The letter is signed or stamped with the name of Harry Coulby, the then head of Picklands Mather, but is unsigned by Arnold. There are two horizontal creases in the paper.
Creator
Lake Transportation Department
Date
December 26, 1919
Contributor
Picklands Mather & Company
Rights
Rights over this item could be held by the Picklands Mather Group.
Format
Medium: Document, Typed ink on paper
Extent: 8.5 x 11 in.
Type
Text
Identifier
EA2022.02.12
Coverage
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Text Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Citation
Lake Transportation Department, “Appointment Letter,” Wayne State University - School of Information Sciences, accessed April 28, 2024, https://waynestateu.omeka.net/items/show/529.