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In this letter to his brother and sisters, Joseph Peace Hazard writes about his travels in the Caribbean and in South America. Topics include going ashore in St. Thomas despite dangers of cholera, yellow fever, and smallpox; the hotel and harbor in Saint Thomas; the Amazon River; and the flora he observed.

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Title
Travel letter no. 02, Series 2
Creator
Hazard, Joseph Peace
Date
1866-11-30
Other Identifiers
Local: MSS-0090-b02-f28
Keyword
travel writing ; letters ; gardens ; plants ; flowers ; trees ; forest and forestry ; rivers ; ocean ; mountains
Geographic Coverage
Saint Thomas; Caribbean Sea; Pará; Brazil; South America
Type
Correspondence
File Format
Text; letters (correspondence)
Language
English
In
Joseph Peace Hazard papers
Usage Statement
This object from the Joseph Peace Hazard Collection, housed by the Rhode Island College Special Collections, and any of its digital surrogates are no longer protected by copyright. This content was either designated to or has entered the public domain. As such, this digital object may be used, shared, and adapted freely. However, all uses must include appropriate attribution. Please contact digitalcollections@ric.edu with any questions.
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