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Letter of Thanks for "Pines" from J. B. Taylor of Dundee, 18th February 1894
- Editor(s):
- Robert Boyd, Michelle Fink, Charles Watkinson (see profile)
- Date:
- 2021
- Group(s):
- Loewenthal Letters Project
- Subject(s):
- Jews, History, Germany, South America, Travel writing, Economic history, Brazil--Rio de Janeiro
- Item Type:
- Image
- Tag(s):
- 19th-century transport, loewenthal, linen, jute, pineapple, German Jewish history, Maritime history, Travel narratives, Rio de Janeiro
- Permanent URL:
- https://doi.org/10.17613/0a7n-cd68
- Abstract:
- This letter of thanks from J. B. Taylor of Dundee was sent to James McCaldin Loewenthal (JMcC), the linen and jute merchant, from his friend in Scotland in gratitude for a shipment of pineapples and other delicacies from Pernambuco, Brazil. The letter is referenced in a letter to his mother from JMcC. A transcript of the letter can be read at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/chapter/para_18-20-march1894/
- Notes:
- This image is linked to in the book John McCaldin Loewenthal: Letters Home from a Victorian Commercial Traveller, 1889 – 1895, edited by Michelle Fink and Robert Boyd: https://doi.org/g96g; ISBN 979-8-9854286-1-2 (ebook); 979-8-9854286-0-5 (print book). The book is a compilation of letters from (and sometimes to) John McCaldin Lowenthal (JMcC). They describe JMcC's travels in South America and the West Indies as a linen and jute merchant between 1889 and 1895.
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- xml
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 2 years ago
- License:
- Attribution-NonCommercial
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