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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00686.25 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of the Van Valkenburgh family |
| Title | Gerrit S. van Valkenburgh to Mary B. Van Valkenburgh concerning his health |
| Date | 28 March 1866 |
| Author | Van Valkenburgh, Gerrit S. (fl. 1860-1866) |
| Recipient | Van Valkenburgh, Mary B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Gerrit writes to his mother Mary, declaring that he wrote two or three weeks ago, but he knows many of his letters do not make it, so he is writing again. Reports that he has recovered from his bout of Erysipelas and that he weighs more now than he ever has (Gerrit also suffered from the disease in February 1865; see GLC00686.16). Says he has not suffered from chills since January. Mentions that communication in Arkansas is not good because of the lack of bridges. Discusses his garden and fields. |
| Subjects | Infrastructure Health and Medical Disease Typhoid Fever Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Van Valkenburgh, Gerrit |
| Place written | Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
| Theme | Reconstruction; Women in American History; Agriculture; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| 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 |
| Related documents | Gerrit S. van Valkenburgh to Mary B. Van Valkenburgh on an illness and potential marriage |