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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01896.133 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate naval operations: Va. volunteer navy, Tredegar Iron Works |
| Title | Fannie Hobson to Edward R. Archer about health of Maimie and Aaron Jeffery and child plus family news |
| Date | 02 July 1900 |
| Author | Hobson, Fannie (fl. 1890-1900) |
| Recipient | Archer, Edward R. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses the health of Maimie and Aaron [Jeffery], and their baby boy--all of whom are recovering from illness. Also, family members going to Mrs. Morris' funeral, the death of Pem Crenshaw who died from "malarial fever" [malaria], Aaron's bout with "Cholria [sic] Morbus" [Cholera], and Fannie's anxiousness to read the contents of Edward [R. Archer's] last letter to Maimie. Also mentions Fannie's family trip planned to Europe with Richard [Jeffery] and the Archer children [Virginia and Edward], and Mamie Lacy's surgery for her broken nose. |
| Subjects | Health and Medical Children and Family Death Malaria Cholera Disease Women's History Travel Injury or Wound |
| People | Jeffery, Aaron (fl. 1855-1900) Goodwin, Mary Francis (fl. 1855-1889) Archer, Edward R. (fl. 1830-1917) Hobson, Fannie (fl. 1890-1900) Jeffery, Richard (fl. 1900) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | Children & Family; Health & Medicine; 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 |