Blair, James, 1819-? to Elizabeth Blair

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GLC#
GLC03209.27.02-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
April 26, 1839
Author/Creator
Blair, James, 1819-?
Title
to Elizabeth Blair
Place Written
Valparaiso, Chile
Pagination
3 p. : address ; Height: 25.4 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Writes to his sister from the United States Ship Peacock. Relates his travels through Rio de Janeiro and the Antarctic Circle. Discusses his study and use of Spanish in port. Inquires about his parents, including Washington, D.C. "Globe" newspaper editor Francis Preston Blair.

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