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Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her daughter
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her daughter
Description:
Discusses recent news concerning family/friends. Discusses religion.
Date:
1865-03-24
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her family
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her family
Description:
Traveled to Cambridge, Massachusetts, with her daughter Sally and is staying with Dr. Walker. He has procured them tickets to Boston, and said he had "appreciation for women who had seen service."
Date:
1870-10-05
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her family
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her family
Description:
Discusses recent news concerning family/friends, including Mrs. Choate, Colonel Folsom, Charles William Eliot (President of Harvard), and others. Has been traveling throughout Massachusetts and calling upon friends.
Date:
1870-10-09
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her daughter
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her daughter
Description:
Addressed to either Lucy Gibbons Morse or Sarah Hopper Gibbons Emerson. Discusses recent news concerning multiple family/friends.
Date:
1870-06-14
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her family
Title:
Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to her family
Description:
Discusses recent news concerning family/friends. Considers visiting James B. Thayer. Will be traveling to Boston.
Date:
1870-10-15
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Dr. Anthony Heger letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Dr. Anthony Heger letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Written on Hammond General Hospital stationery. Dr. Anthony Heger was the successor of Dr. Wagner as Medical Director of Point Lookout. Is happy that Gibbons' family and valuables were recovered safely from the New York City draft riot that destroyed her home. Hopes she will be able to return to the hospital soon, saying "you have become almost identified with its rise and progress." Discusses recent events that have transpired while she's been away; there have been multiple "visitors of high official character" who have approved of the hospital conditions, including Dorothea Dix. A prison camp for Confederate soldiers is going to be established at Point Lookout.
Date:
1863-08-04
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Dillwyn Parrish letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Dillwyn Parrish letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Discusses recent events concerning family/friends, including James Sloan Gibbons and his brother (possibly Isaac Parrish). Talks about settling down at his shop. Asks Abby about any existing romantic relationships and urges her to marry.
Date:
1831-03-30
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
David Lewis Daggett letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
David Lewis Daggett letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Thanks Abby for her sympathy over the recent death of his wife, Margaret Donaldson (Gibbons) Daggett.
Date:
1865-08-16
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Dr. John Stearns Jr. letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Dr. John Stearns Jr. letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Gibbons and Stearns met during the Civil War while working at an army hospital in Point Lookout, Maryland. Stearns reminisces on his previous work, describes his life in France, and discusses art and politics (including Gibbons' involvement with Horace Greeley).
Date:
1867-06-04
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Dr. John Stearns Jr. letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Dr. John Stearns Jr. letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Offers condolences for the recent death of John Hopper, Gibbons's brother, and briefly describes his current medical practice.
Date:
1864-08-03
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Frank Nichols letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Frank Nichols letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Written by a soldier in the army hospital at Point Lookout, where Gibbons had worked as a nurse. Briefly talks about the destruction of Gibbons's house during the recent New York draft riots. Expresses distrust of Democrats and dislike of many perceived traitors to the Union such as "Wood" and "Seymour" (perhaps Thomas H. Seymour, governor of New York). Reports that there are about 1100 African-Americans at Point Lookout. Talks about a visit of an "Old Angel, likely in reference to Dorothea Dix, and discusses conflict between her and Gibbons. Talks about a Contraband man called Uncle Willoughby (contraband" was a term used during the Civil War to refer to formerly enslaved people who had escaped to Union lines).
Date:
1863-08-18
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Frederick N. Knapp letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Frederick N. Knapp letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Frederick Newman Knapp was a clergyman, teacher, and prominent figure of the United States Sanitary Commission during the Civil War, acting as superintendent of the Special Relief Department. Wants to include a written account of Gibbons' experiences as a Civil War nurse in the book he is writing about the relief of sick and wounded soldiers.
Date:
1866-07-23
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Isaac T. Hopper letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Isaac T. Hopper letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Discusses moving houses, the possibility of Gibbons visiting, and Quaker Meeting.
Date:
1830-04-21
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Jane Stuart Woolsey letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Jane Stuart Woolsey letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Jane Stuart Woolsey was an influential figure in relief work and nursing as well as a teacher of freedmen. Written from Fairfax Seminary Hospital. Asks Gibbons to bring multiple items when she comes to visit. Hopes that Mr. Wilson will consider the reforms to the Medical Department. Discusses desired political goals involving multiple individuals, including Dr. Smith. Mentions Senators John P. Hale and James W. Grimes. Asks that the papers between themselves remain confidential. Wishes Gibbons good luck with her "Asylum business" and hopes that Miss Schuyler and Miss Collins will visit.
Date:
1861-1865
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Jane Stuart Woolsey letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Jane Stuart Woolsey letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Jane Stuart Woolsey was an influential figure in relief work and nursing as well as a teacher of freedmen. Written from Fairfax Seminary Hospital. Gibbons's letter concerning the drunken conduct of Colonel Barnes has been read to President Lincoln in an attempt to prevent Barnes's official placement as Surgeon General and to work towards the reinstatement of General Hammond. Discusses recent events surrounding her work as a nurse with wounded soldiers. Is waiting to hear from the Sanitary Commission about the possibility of herself, Gibbons, and her sister Georgeanna Muirson Woolsey Bacon going to the front.
Date:
1864-05-06
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Jane Stuart Woolsey letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Jane Stuart Woolsey letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Jane Stuart Woolsey was an influential figure in relief work and nursing as well as a teacher of freedmen. Written from Fairfax Seminary Hospital on United States Sanitary Commission stationery. Requests information about a nurse named Miss Heald whom she suspects was fired from her previous position under Gibbons at Point Lookout. Asks for a letter concerning Miss Heald from Gibbons to use in case Dorothea Dix tries to assign Miss Heald to work with her in Fairfax.
Date:
1861-1865
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Jenny P. Bigelow letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Jenny P. Bigelow letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Jenny P. Bigelow was the wife of John Bigelow, a prominent lawyer and statesman. Is leaving for London soon and hopes Abby will write to her.
Date:
1865-08-02
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Jesse H. Griffen letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Jesse H. Griffen letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Discusses a shipment of vinegar that Abby ordered.
Date:
1868-09-07
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Jenny P. Bigelow letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Jenny P. Bigelow letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Jenny P. Bigelow was the wife of John Bigelow, a prominent lawyer and statesman. Updates Abby about her family and new baby girl. Talks of spending time with "Thayer" who was having health issues.
Date:
1864-01-09
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Jenny P. Bigelow letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Jenny P. Bigelow letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Jenny P. Bigelow was the wife of John Bigelow, a prominent lawyer and statesman. Talks about her family and travels. Mentions meeting the Prince of Denmark.
Date:
1866-05-14
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College

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