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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01896.003 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters and documents relating to the Jeffery/Woodlief families and naval matters |
| Title | Richard Jeffrey to Nancy Jeffery discussing current affairs and domestic issues |
| Date | 8 September 1812 |
| Author | Jeffery, Richard (fl. 1810-1812) |
| Recipient | Jeffrey, Nancy |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writing his wife about her inability to send letters, enclosing articles she asked for and knitting needles, good health of all friends and relations, arrival of militia and their poor health, capture of British frigate "Guerriere" by the USS "Constitution," travel to Carolina. This was the first significant victory of the War of 1812. |
| Subjects | Militia Military History Travel War of 1812 Health and Medical Navy Maritime Women's History Global History and Civics Battle |
| People | Jeffery, Richard (fl. 1810-1812) |
| Place written | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Theme | Women in American History; Children & Family; Health & Medicine; War of 1812; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |