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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01896.085 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate naval operations: Va. volunteer navy, Tredegar Iron Works |
| Title | E.B. Alfocord to Aaron Jeffery about a visit and shameful behavior of the Federal troops |
| Date | 1 August 1866 |
| Author | Alfocord, E.B. (fl. 1860-1866) |
| Recipient | Jeffery, Aaron |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Apologizes to her nephew, Aaron, for not writing sooner and wishes that Jeffery and her family had not left Petersburg to live in "...that distant country under existing circumstances." Wishes for Aaron and Roberta [Jeffery] to come visit and declares that she would be perfectly willing to share with them "...all that I have from a cup to the last pair of sheets that I have..." Also mentions the "shameful" behavior of the Federal troops stationed in Norfolk, the administering of the Oath of Allegiance to the United States government, and her willingness to lend Aaron a small amount of money [$50]. |
| Subjects | Women's History Children and Family Charity and Philanthropy Finance Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Morality and Ethics Oath Confederate States of America Union Forces Government and Civics |
| People | Jeffery, Aaron (fl. 1855-1900) Jeffery, Roberta (fl. 1850-1900) Alfocord, E.B. (fl. 1860-1866) |
| Place written | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Theme | Reconstruction; Government & Politics; Children & Family; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |