Van Valkenburgh, Franklin Butler (1835-1924) to Dr. W. H. Merritt
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00686.29 Author/Creator: Van Valkenburgh, Franklin Butler (1835-1924) Place Written: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Type: Typed letter Date: 3 July 1909 Pagination: 2 p. ; 27.7 x 21.3 cm. Order a Copy
Written on stationary of the law office of Frank B. Van Valkenburgh. Written to Dr. Merritt, the Chairman of the Norwalk, Ohio Centennial Committee. Is flattered that he would receive an invitation to be present at the "Norwalk Home Coming Week Celebration." Says he remembers Norwalk as a "lovely village" where he sojourned as a printer 57 years before. Says he is not so much an "OLD SETTLER" as one of "the antiques" of the village. Says he would be proud to go since his grandfather, the Reverend David Higgins, settled there the year he (Frank) was born, but that circumstances will keep him from attending. Provides a short description of his time as a printer in Norwalk, including several humorous stories.
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