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Van Valkenburgh, Franklin Butler, 1835-1924 to Mary B. Van Valkenburgh

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00686.17 Author/Creator: Van Valkenburgh, Franklin Butler, 1835-1924 Place Written: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Type: Autograph letter signed Date: June 3, 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy

On stationery headed: "Waldo, Ody & Van, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law." Letter written by Frank to his mother Mary. Frank says he has not neglected her, but has been busy moving, house cleaning, attending fairs and courts, as well as dealing with visitors. He updates her on what he knows of family news, and says Gerrit, his twin brother, is well at Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Frank hopes to visit his brother soon.

Van Valkenburgh, Gerrit, fl. 1850-1905
Van Valkenburgh, Franklin Butler, 1835-1924
Van Valkenburgh, Mary Bethiah, 1793-1871

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