This letter to his mother Jane from the linen merchant John McCaldin Loewenthal was likely mailed from Buenos Aires, but written during JMcC’s voyage on the SS Magdalena. It includes some first-hand descriptions of unrest connected to the Brazilian revolutions of the late 19th Century. The date on the letter is 15th September 1893. A transcript is…[Read more]

This letter to his mother Jane from the linen merchant John McCaldin Loewenthal was mailed from mailed on 10th September 1893 in Pernambuco and describes the final part of his voyage from Lisbon on the SS Magdalena. A transcript is available at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/chapter/ss-magdalena_5-september1893/

This letter to his mother Jane from the linen merchant John McCaldin Loewenthal was mailed from mailed on 28th August 1893 from Lisbon, as he travelled toward South America. A transcript is available at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/chapter/ss-magdalena_28-august1893/

This letter to his mother Jane from the linen merchant John McCaldin Loewenthal was mailed from Belém, Pará, Brazil on 26th April 1893. A transcript is available at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/chapter/para_26-april1893/

This letter to his mother Jane from the linen merchant John McCaldin Loewenthal was mailed from Belém, Pará, Brazil on 17th April 1893. A transcript is available at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/chapter/para_17-april1893/

This letter to his mother Jane from the linen merchant John McCaldin Loewenthal was mailed from São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil on 5th April 1893. A transcript is available at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/chapter/maranhao_5-april1893/

This letter to his mother Jane from the linen merchant John McCaldin Loewenthal was mailed Belém, Pará, Brazil on 30th March 1893. A transcript is available at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/chapter/para_30-march1893/

This letter to his mother Jane from the linen merchant John McCaldin Loewenthal was written on board the SS Seguranca heading north from Recife, Pernambuco, along the coast of Brazil toward Belém, Pará. It was mailed on13th March 1893. A transcript is available at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/chapter/pernambuco_13-march1893/

This letter to his mother Jane from the linen merchant John McCaldin Loewenthal was mailed from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil on 6th March 1893. A transcript is available at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/chapter/pernambuco_6-march1893/

This letter to his mother Jane from the linen merchant John McCaldin Loewenthal was mailed from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil on 25th February 1893. A transcript is available at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/chapter/pernambuco_25-february1893/

This letter to his mother Jane from the linen merchant John McCaldin Loewenthal was mailed from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil on 18th February 1893. A transcript is available at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/chapter/pernambuco_18-february1893/

This letter to his mother Jane from the linen merchant John McCaldin Loewenthal was mailed from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil on 14th February 1893. A transcript is available at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/chapter/pernambuco_14-february1893/

This letter to his mother Jane from the linen merchant John McCaldin Loewenthal was written from the SS Magdalena travelling north from Rio de Janeiro en route to Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. It was mailed on 24th January 1893. A transcript is available at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/chapter/ss-magdalena_24-january1893/

This letter to his mother Jane from the linen merchant John McCaldin Loewenthal was written from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was mailed on 6th January 1893. A transcript is available at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/chapter/rio_6-january1893/

This letter to his mother Jane from the linen merchant John McCaldin Loewenthal was written from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was mailed on 27th December 1892. A transcript is available at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/chapter/rio_27-december1892/

This letter to his mother Jane from the linen merchant John McCaldin Loewenthal was written from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was mailed on 20th December 1892. A transcript is available at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/chapter/rio_20-december1892/

This letter to his mother Jane from the linen merchant John McCaldin Loewenthal was written from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was mailed on 1st December 1892. A transcript is available at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/chapter/rio_1-december1892/

This letter to his mother Jane from the linen merchant John McCaldin Loewenthal was written from the SS Thames as it travelled from Montevideo to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was mailed on 27th November 1892. A transcript is available at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/chapter/en-route-to-rio_27_november1892/

This letter to his mother Jane from the linen merchant John McCaldin Loewenthal was written from Montevideo, Uruguay. It was mailed on 13th November 1892. A transcript is available at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/chapter/montevideo_13-november1892/

This letter to his mother Jane from the linen merchant John McCaldin Loewenthal was written from Rosario, Argentina. It was mailed on 15th August 1892. A transcript is available at https://loewenthal.pressbooks.com/chapter/rosario_6-november1892/