Nutrias on Sunday

This is a very informative Postal letter sent within the City of Buenos Aires on June 30th, 1890. The cancels seem to show that it was delivered on the same day that it was sent.



Mr. van Houten, of Dutch origin, writes to his friend 'Augusto Dominico' in German. He wants to know if Mr. Dominico was pleased with the beef they ate 'yesterday'. By calculating the date with the help of Search for Ancestors, I found out that June 30th, 1890, was a Monday, thus, it appears that the two friends had enjoyed a nice Sunday 'asado'. Mr. van Houten asks his friend if he would like to meet for another beef 'asado' again the following Sunday or if they should go out and catch 'nutrias' (Myopotamus bonariensis; Lowery, 1974), a kind of large rat-like otter with orange teeth and very common to hunt and BBQ in Argentina.



Details
Postal letter
Vasen / Reise CP 12 (1890-1892). Juárez Celman 2 centavos castaño rojo.