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H.R. Zirkle Letter, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

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Scope and Contents

Letter from H. R. Zirkle in Goshen, Indiana to Mary and Becca Henkel in New Market, Virginia dated December 23, 1850.  In it Zirkle refers to being the girls' aunt and to their new baby cousin born within that year.  She writes of wanting to visit and of her happiness that the girls will not be married off early like other families they know.  The Henkel girls are related to the Henkel family of New Market, Virginia, and the Henkel Family Papers, 1783-1874, collection number Mss. 39.1 H 38.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Women--History--Virginia
• Women--Virginia--Social life and customs