Walker, John Grimes (1835-1907) [John G. Walker's reciept from the Gran Hotel in Managua, Nicaragua] [In Spanish]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03804.25 Author/Creator: Walker, John Grimes (1835-1907) Place Written: Managua, Nicaragua Type: Receipt Date: 18 January 1898 Pagination: 1 p. ; 27.7 x 21.1 cm. Order a Copy
Receipt for $219.30 from the Gran Hotel in Managua. Walker appears to have been entertaining guests or dignitaries. Receipt lists payments for a special apartment, 3 servants, and several bottles of wine, beer, and champagne. One of the guests with Walker is A. G. Menocal, who is tried before a U.S. Navy General Court in May 1898. Walker testified at the trial -- see GLC 03804.26. Another guest is Lewis M. Haupt, who wrote a letter to Walker at GLC03804.30.
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