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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01896.155 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate naval operations: Va. volunteer navy, Tredegar Iron Works |
| Title | History and provenance of the Jeffery family seal |
| Date | n.d. |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | A note that once accompanied the Jeffery family seal containing the history and provenance of the seal. Includes short anecdote about a Mr. Jeffery who was captured in the War of 1812 while wearing the family seal. The British officer in command, who also was named Jeffery, recognized the seal as his own and granted the former his freedom. The seal is housed separately from the note. |
| Subjects | War of 1812 Genealogy Military History Prisoner of War Global History and Civics |
| People | Jeffery, Aaron (fl. 1855-1900) Jeffery, Richard W. (fl. 1855-1899) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | Children & Family; War of 1812 |
| 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 |