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Van Valkenburgh, Franklin Butler, 1835-1924 Lawyer's papers [Decimalized .01- .23]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06253 Author/Creator: Van Valkenburgh, Franklin Butler, 1835-1924 Place Written: Various Places Type: Header Record Date: 1849-1908 Pagination: 23 Items Order a Copy

Collection of 23 letters to and by Van Valkenburgh, a Milwaukee lawyer, regarding developments of his family and country for 50 years. Related to GLC 686, Van Valkenburgh collection, which includes some letters written by and to him. See especially GLC 686.33-35, photographs of Franklin Butler Van Valkenburgh.

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