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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01896.124 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate naval operations: Va. volunteer navy, Tredegar Iron Works |
| Title | Rosa A. Alfriend to Roberta Jeffery with congratulations and wedding gifts |
| Date | 24 October 1890 |
| Author | Alfriend, Rosa A. (b. 1838) |
| Recipient | Jeffery, Roberta |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Rosa sends her congratulations and a gift of towels to Aaron Jeffery and his bride Maimie [Mary Frances Goodwin] via his sister, Roberta. Also gives an update on many of her family members and acquaintances around Petersburg, asking Roberta Jeffery for information about others in Richmond. Mentions tensions with the Galt family, recommending to Roberta not to write to Mollie Galt again until she replies to her previous letters. "[T]he Galts are a peculiar people. I know Mollie thinks me eccentric but I don't care a picarjune for her opinion...she has an axe to grind." Concludes by repeating her best wishes for the new couple. |
| Subjects | Women's History Marriage Children and Family |
| People | Jeffery, Roberta (fl. 1850-1900) Alfriend, Rosa A. (b. 1838) Jeffery, Aaron (fl. 1855-1900) Galt, Mollie (fl. 1890) Goodwin, Mary Francis (fl. 1855-1889) Jeffery, Richard (fl. 1890) |
| Place written | Petersburg, Virginia |
| Theme | Women in American History; Children & Family |
| 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 |