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Letter to David McCandless, 1877 July 7

 Item
Identifier: Item 580

Scope and Contents

Original and typed copy. Written aboard[i] S. S. Germanic[/i]. Anticipates arriving at Queenstown about 4 pm on July 8. Recounts various people and activities aboard ship (Fourth of July celebrations). Nearly whole letter is list of their acquaintances of the passage. People and places mentioned: Queenstown, Judge and Mrs. (George & Mary) Hoadley of Cincinnati, Sallie (Hibbard), John (Pitcairn?), Rev. Dr. Tyng of NY (Evangelical Episcopalian minister), a Canadian, Mr. Redfield [illegible: transcript suggests "Redfern"], Mr. Barbour, Mr. A. King, the Queen (Victoria) & President (Hayes), Mr. Strakosch (musician), Mr. Rignold (singer), Maggie (Pitcairn), Captain (C. W.) Kennedy of the [i]Germanic[/i] and [i]S. S. Scotia[/i], Mr. Vetterling, Miss Janet, Miss Maggie; [i]Brown, Shipley & Co., London[/i]

Dates

  • 1877 July 7

Language of Materials

From the Fonds:

English

Extent

From the Fonds: 7.00 Linear Feet

Repository Details

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