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Collection Reference Number GLC08284.072
From Archive Folder Letters and documents relating to a commander in the Union navy 
Title Horatio L. Wait to his "dear little wife" regarding Italy, whales and olives
Date 11 December 1865
Author Wait, Horatio Loomis (1836-1919)  
Recipient Wait, Chara Conant  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description He discusses the places in Italy they may be able to visit. He describes the whales that played around the ship. They passed by Gibraltar. They have developed a taste for olives and their oil.
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 Sezia, Italy
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