Collection Overview The Franklin Van Voorhis Papers are a collection of eleven (11) letters written between 1885 and 1889 toward the end of the Victorian Era (1837-1901). All eleven (11) letters are presumed to be written by Franklin Van Voorhis to his mother, Mrs. E.T. Van Voorhis. There are brief references to matters of family, money, shipping and receiving, etc. However, the majority of the letters’ content focuses on the years Van Voorhis lived and traveled within Argentina and the surrounding...

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Handwritten letter from Franklin Van Voorhis (inferred) to Mrs. E.T. Van Voorhis. The contents of the letter concern Van Voorhis’s impressions of Buenos Aires and upcoming travel.

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Handwritten letter from Franklin Van Voorhis (inferred) to Mrs. E.T. Van (Voorhis). The contents of the letter concern Van Voorhis’s observations of Argentinian cities and towns.

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Handwritten letter from Franklin Van Voorhis to Mrs. E.T. Van Voorhis. The contents of the letter concern Van Voorhis’s impressions of Salta, Christmas Day, and family matters.

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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.

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Handwritten letter from Franklin Van Voorhis (inferred) to Mrs. E.T. Van Voorhis. The contents of the letter concern Van Voorhis’s recovery from cholera, observations of Gran Chaco, depictions of indigenous people, and matters of shipping and receiving.

The date inscribed on the letter is April 31, 1887

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Handwritten letter from Franklin Van Voorhis to Mrs. E.T. Van Voorhis. The contents of the letter concern the demographics of La Esperanza, Van Voorhis’s comprehension of Whichí language, a fight, and plans to leave Argentina due to impending cholera.

Description Handwritten letter from Franklin Van Voorhis (inferred) to Mrs. E.T. Van Voorhis. The contents of the letter concern various family matters, Van Voorhis’s Bolivian business venture, wealthy acquaintances, matters of shipping and receiving, appearances, items collected, and money matters. Fragment of a handwritten letter. The sender and receiver are unknown but presumed Franklin Van Voorhis and Mrs. E.T. Van Voorhis, respectively. The contents of the fragment concern Salta and...

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Handwritten letter from Franklin Van Voorhis (inferred) to Mrs. E.T. Van Voorhis. The contents of the letter concern Van Voohris’s firsthand account of the cholera epidemic in the Northwest regions of Argentina.

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Handwritten letter from Franklin Van Voorhis to his mother (Mrs. E.T. Van Voorhis). The contents of the letter concern Van Voorhis’s return from Bolivia to Argentina, letters sent and received, Christmas and New Year’s Day, potential business ventures, a new railroad, and upcoming travel.