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Van Valkenburgh, Franklin Butler, 1835-1924 to Mrs. Atarrisum Voorlies

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06253.15 Author/Creator: Van Valkenburgh, Franklin Butler, 1835-1924 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph telegram signed Date: August 1883 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 14 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

I signed telegram by Franklin Butler Van Valkenburgh informing Mrs. Atarrisum Voorlies that his brother, Gerrit Smith Van Valkenburgh, and another individual would be joining her for dinner. The teleram has small tears along the crease lines and in the upper right quadrant.

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