Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Wilkinson, Frederick W., fl. 1861-1863 to Amanda Wilkinson

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.13.016 Author/Creator: Wilkinson, Frederick W., fl. 1861-1863 Place Written: Arlington, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 26 September 1861 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope Height: 19.8 cm, Width: 13.3 cm Order a Copy

Writes that he loves and misses his wife very much. Instructs her to take the enclosed money and spend it to make herself comfortable. Suggests that she should continue to stay with her mother because of her present condition.

Wilkinson, Frederick W., fl. 1861-1863

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources