Foster, fl. 1858 to his cousin

GLC01450.712.02

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GLC#
GLC01450.712.02-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
June 14, 1858
Author/Creator
Foster, fl. 1858
Title
to his cousin
Place Written
Providence, Rhode Island
Pagination
4 p. :
Language
English
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Foster describes Class Day at Brown University and an upcoming event called Whately Burial, in which juniors carry a coffin through the streets containing one of their textbooks, Whately's Logic. Comments on last year's Whately Burial and getting caught in the rain. Mentions hot air ballooning in Providence, in which a the balloon reached heights of 1000 feet and a rabbit was dropped down in a parachute. Describes the parachuting process.

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