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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03587.24 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of letters to John Cripps, General Gadsden's Secretary |
| Title | M B to John Cripps discussing a cancelled visit |
| Date | 3 April 1857 |
| Author | M.B. (fl. 1857) |
| Recipient | Cripps, John S. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Expresses his disappointment at Cripps canceling his plans to visit. Describes what the two of them would have done if Cripps came to visit. Written on personal stationery with a "B" imprinted at the top center of page one and on the envelope. Includes a 3 cent stamp depicting George Washington. Postmarked by hand in Rippon, Virginia, 4 April. Possibly written by Mr. Benedict of GLC03587.32 and .34. |
| Subjects | Travel Friendship Entertaining and Hospitality |
| People | Cripps, John S. (fl. 1820-1875) M.B. (fl. 1857) |
| Place written | Clifton, Virginia |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Mexican War |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Cripps was General Gadsden's Secretary and a sawyer by profession. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |