Van Valkenburgh, Franklin Butler (1835-1924) [Typed excerpts of compositions by Franklin Van Valkenburgh when he was 12]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00686.01 Author/Creator: Van Valkenburgh, Franklin Butler (1835-1924) Place Written: s.l. Type: Typed letter Date: circa 1845-1847 Pagination: 3 p. ; 16.7 x 12.7 cm. Order a Copy
Not an original document; no date for typed excerpt. Contains 2 excerpts from compositions, one written when Frank was 10 in 1845, the other when he was 12 on 28 September 1847. First composition is about wishing. The second composition is titled "the History of a Black Board." Some handwritten notes in pen on second page. Image of purple and yellow flower on the back of the stationary. Includes an envelope with the words "News Paper Scraps &C &c." The return address is for the Van Valkenburgh family in Milwaukee.
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