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Collection Reference Number GLC08284.082
From Archive Folder Letters and documents relating to a commander in the Union navy 
Title Horatio L. Wait to "darling Cherry" praising her charity and musing over the best time to return home
Date 3 October 1864
Author Wait, Horatio Loomis (1836-1919)  
Recipient Wait, Chara Conant  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description He tries to figure out when would be the most ideal time for him to come home. She has been making baby blankets for others and he praises her as a benefactor.
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 Port Royal, South Carolina
Theme 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
Civil War: Recipient Relationship Wife