Portion of a Handwritten Letter from Franklin Van Voorhis to Mrs. E.T. Van Voorhis, October 10, 1886

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5

Identifier: 3856.2821

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Description

Portion of a handwritten letter from Franklin Van Voorhis to Mrs. E.T. Van Voorhis. The contents of the fragment concern Van Voorhis’s “fright” in Gran Chaco, family matters, and forms of address.

The portion appears to be cut or torn from roughly the top half of the sheet. The letter is largely unintelligible.

Dates

October 10, 1886

Language & Script

From the Collection:

The Franklin Van Voorhis papers are primarily written in Modern English. Place-names, dates, titles, and forms of address are often written in Modern Spanish. Abbreviations in both English and Spanish are used throughout the letters.

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