Copy of Correspondence Presented to Both Houses of Congress by Command of Mr Punch
Anon
Genre: | Letter, Spoof |
Subjects: | Taxonomy, Ornithology, Zoology, Politics |
Comprises three letters between Mr Punch and Richard Owen discussing the nature of a 'specimen of an American Eagle' sent to Mr Punch by the Secretary of the United States Treasury, Salmon P Chase. Owen informs Mr Punch that the specimen is not an eagle but a 'turkey-buzzard', but the latter stands by his belief that the specimen is an eagle, stressing that he is 'too wide awake to mistake such a "varmint", or indeed, any other kite that Mr. Chase might fly, for the genuine Gold Eagle, which was once the pride of America'. | |
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