_____ also lived here and the tavern where he used to drink so much still sells the best of Austrian wine (they say)[.] There is a magnificent cathedral in imitation of St. Peters Rome, and libraries rich in rare books, collections of curiosities and a cemetery with inviting inscription “said of it by ___”

“ The strange wanderer, coming from afar
“ Though none of his dear ones lie mouldering here
“Yet loves to tarry, where beauty is guardian of the dead.

30000 people were once banished from Salzburg for being protestants and religious persecution has been rank here[.]

The crowing glory is of course the lofty and magnificent fortified castle which crowns the hill, but how can I give you any account of it when I have already filled 5 sheets?
Only write this in your hat – Don’t fail to visit Salzburg when you go to Europe.

P.S. One street runs along a high precipice of perpendicular rock, the house is leaning against it[.]
There are so many peculiar institutions in Munich that I will not try to say anything about it until I cam write again. You may make up your mind however that anything which I say of Munich will have a great deal to do with beer, for beer is the life of Munich and influences the customs of the people to such an extent as to make them, (the customs,) quite distinct from those of other cities.
I have met some pleasant people here including a very pleasant fellow from New York: and the Bouners of New Orleans whom I mentioned before are also here and I have been with them all day.
Next I go through the wild scenery of the Black Forest and soon hope to be amongst the Alps. Shall hope to be bale to write you from Strassburg[.]

Lovingly Yours

Charles