Van Valkenburg, Robert Bruce, 1821-1888
Dates
- Existence: 1821 - 1888
Biography
Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh (September 4, 1821 – August 1, 1888) was a United States representative from New York, officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and subsequent US Minister Resident to Japan.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Robert Bruce van Valkenburg letter
Collection
Identifier: Mss 862604
Mss 862604
Date(s):
1862-11-04
Scope and Contents
Letter from Robert Bruce van Valkenburg in Bath, New York to Abraham Lincoln in Washington, DC, soliciting appointment to a hospital chaplincy for William E. Jones, a Presbyterian clergyman of Bath, New York.