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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00686.09 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of the Van Valkenburgh family |
| Title | J. van Valkenburgh to Franklin Butler Van Valkenburgh with family news |
| Date | 26 October 1863 |
| Author | Van Valkenburgh, J. (fl. 1863) |
| Recipient | Van Valkenburgh, Franklin Butler |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Frank's father, J. Van Valkenburgh, to Frank. Says he sent 6 barrels of apples by train to Milwaukee for him and other family members. Declares that he picked 16 barrels by hand from his orchard. Also sent several barrels of better apples. Mentions that they got a new stove and that it heats the whole house. Says his sister Mary has given birth to a daughter. Note in pencil at the top of recto says "From my Grandfather to My Father." |
| Subjects | Civil War Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Children and Family Railroad |
| People | Van Valkenburgh, Gerrit |
| Place written | Pontiac, Michigan |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Agriculture |
| 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 |