Letter from Silas Wood to Henry Packer , Esq. (in Sag Harbor, N.Y.), Huntington, N.Y, August 7, 1824. Letter to requesting specific historical information on the early history of Shelter Island, N.Y., to be used in his upcoming work on Long Island history, "A sketch of the first settlement of the several towns on Long Island" (published in same year); asks if relevant historic materials are still in possession of Sylvester and descendants.