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Collection Reference Number GLC08284.063
From Archive Folder Letters and documents relating to a commander in the Union navy 
Title Horatio L. Wait to "darling Cherry" describing Lisbon and an outbreak of yellow fever
Date 4 May 1866
Author Wait, Horatio Loomis (1836-1919)  
Recipient Wait, Chara Conant  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description He has reached Lisbon. All his travels just make him feel more satisfied that he has chosen the right partner. Recently there was an outbreak of yellow fever on the ship. He describes some of the victims. He also describes the streets of Lisbon.
Subjects Civil War  Military History  Union Forces  Navy  Soldier's Letter  Union Soldier's Letter  Photography  Art, Music, Theater, and Film    
People Wait, Horatio Loomis (1836-1919)  Wait, Chara Conant Long (1839-1908)  
Place written Lisbon Harbor
Theme Health & Medicine; Naval & Maritime
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945