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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00686.22 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of the Van Valkenburgh family |
| Title | Franklin Butler van Valkenburgh to J. Van Valkenburgh on feeding returning soldiers |
| Date | 3 July 1865 |
| Author | Van Valkenburgh, Franklin Butler (1835-1924) |
| Recipient | Van Valkenburgh, J. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | On Waldo, Ody & Van law firm stationery. Written by Frank to his father in Michigan. Says he received his father's letter of 28 June 1865 with the $50 for Libbie. Says they fed 850 returned soldiers last night and are consequently tired. Sends along family news. Says his father will probably have visitors soon. Wants his mother and father to visit. Mentions that Gerrit, his twin brother, is in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and has been sick. |
| Subjects | Charity and Philanthropy Finance Union Forces Military History Civil War Reconstruction Health and Medical Children and Family |
| People | Van Valkenburgh, Gerrit |
| Place written | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Reconstruction; Health & Medicine; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Gerrit was the only one of the five Van Valkenburgh brothers who eventually sided with the Confederacy. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |