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Collection Reference Number GLC00686.03
From Archive Folder Letters and photographs of the Van Valkenburgh family of New York 
Title Mary Van Valkenburgh to Franklin Butler Van Valkenburgh regarding school and family life [incomplete]
Date 31 January 1849
Author Van Valkenburgh, Mary (fl. 1849)  
Recipient Van Valkenburgh, Franklin Butler  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Incomplete letter from Mary to her 14-year-old brother Frank. References a "little letter" that Frank wrote to her. Writes about her life at school. Says most days are alike and comfortable. Asks him how "the Academy" is going. Asks for an update on family members and reports what she knows to him. Asks him to give her a detailed account of his school, teachers, and studies. Reminisces about how she nursed him through an illness. Philosophizes about their futures and gives him advice.
Subjects Women's History  Education  Health and Medical  Children and Family  
People Van Valkenburgh, Mary (fl. 1849)  Van Valkenburgh, Franklin Butler (1835-1924)  
Place written Poughkeepsie, New York
Theme Women in American History; Education; Health & Medicine; Children & Family
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859