Wait, Horatio L., 1836-1916 to darling Cherry

GLC08284.078

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GLC#
GLC08284.078-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
27 July 1866
Author/Creator
Wait, Horatio L., 1836-1916
Title
to darling Cherry
Place Written
Lisbon, Portugal
Pagination
11 p. ; Height: 21 cm, Width: 25.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

He talks about bull fighting in Portugal. He uses very flowery language to describe an entire fight. He makes special note of "the way the negroes fight the bull." Written in Lisbon Harbor

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