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Collection Reference Number GLC08914.029
From Archive Folder Collection of Peter E. Rifenburgh and Louis Brooks 
Title Mary Rifenburgh to her sister sharing news and a compliment
Date 17 July 1863
Author Rifenburgh, Mary (fl. 1862-1876)  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Received her letter Friday afternoon. Lou has been sick but is feeling better. Jane left recently. She wanted him to give her more money, but he decided against it. Rubens is selling his farm because he is leaving it in the spring. She should tell Olivia that Lou has "a compliment for her." He showed a friend her picture and the friend said she was so good looking he could not believe they were sisters.
Subjects Civil War  Military History  Health and Medical  Finance  Woman Author  Women's History  Immigration and Migration  Photography  
People Rifenburgh, Mary (fl. 1862-1876)  
Place written s.l.
Theme The American Civil War; 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
Civil War: Recipient Relationship Sister