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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01896.126 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate naval operations: Va. volunteer navy, Tredegar Iron Works |
| Title | Edward R. Archer to Roberta Jeffery about the death of their father |
| Date | 6 September 1892 |
| Author | Archer, Edward R. (fl. 1830-1917) |
| Recipient | Jeffery, Roberta |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Telegram received reporting: " 'Father is breathing his last'_ I suppose ere this that the General is dead." Written on paper with "Tredegar Iron Works" heading. Reply by Aaron Jeffery is located on verso [written in pencil] expressing her sympathy in A.'s time of "great trouble." |
| Subjects | Death Children and Family |
| People | Jeffery, Roberta (fl. 1850-1900) Jeffery, Aaron (fl. 1855-1900) Archer, Edward R. (fl. 1830-1917) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | Children & Family |
| 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 |