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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00686.32 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of the Van Valkenburgh family |
| Title | Mary van Valkenburgh to Franklin Butler Van Valkenburgh regarding family, friends and work |
| Date | no date |
| Author | Van Valkenburgh, Mary (fl. 1849) |
| Recipient | Van Valkenburgh, Franklin Butler |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Mary to her brother Frank. Reports that their parents are well. It appears that Frank is an editor a newspaper from the content of this letter. She asks him to send a copy to several friends. Updates him on family and friends. Says the lessons she has been taking for a musical instrument have not gone well. Mentions Frank's twin brother Gerrit: "Give Ger all good advise with regard to Every thing. Don't let him get into bad habits, I think he is more Easily led astray than you." On thin blue paper. |
| Subjects | Women's History Journalism Art, Music, Theater, and Film Children and Family |
| People | Van Valkenburgh, Gerrit |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; Children & Family; Law; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |