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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01896.148 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate naval operations: Va. volunteer navy, Tredegar Iron Works |
| Title | William Galt to Annie Woodlief Jeffery with a history of the Jeffery family |
| Date | n.d. |
| Author | Galt, William Richard (fl. 1890-1900) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Genealogical history of the Jeffery family that traces the roots of the Jeffery clan from Devonshire England to America, including a fantastic story about one ancestor, Mr. Sylvester, who lived to "the age of one hundred and twenty." Galt mentions that the Jeffery's had been a military family of high standing in the British army for quite some time and were also "Jacobites." Additionally, provides the old link to the Archer family. Pencil inscription on header reads: "Written to my Aunt Annie Woodlief Jeffery by her father's first cousin William Richard Galt." |
| Subjects | Genealogy Military History Global History and Civics Children and Family |
| People | Woodlief, Annie Galt, William R. (fl. 1867-1872) |
| Place written | s.l. |
| Theme | Children & Family; Women in American History |
| 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 |