Van Valkenburgh, Mary Bethiah (fl.1854) to Franklin Butler Van Valkenburgh
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06253.04 Author/Creator: Van Valkenburgh, Mary Bethiah (fl.1854) Place Written: Oakley Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 July 1854 Pagination: 4 p. ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
A letter written by Mary Bethiah Van Valkenburgh to her son Franklin Butler Van Valkenburgh. In this letter his mother writes about family affairs including traveling to visit relatives, selling property, and farm work. She also asks that Franklin continue writing to his siblings, and frets about his injured thumb. Page four is a small postscript.
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