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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. Discusses herself and her sister Georgeanna Muirson Woolsey Bacon taking over the positions of Gibbons and her daughter Sally at the hospital in Point Lookout, Maryland. Georgeanna will fill Gibbons's position as Lady Superintendent. Discusses Georgeanna's current work at Gettysburg. Requests information about the Ladies Department at Point Lookout and the duties that would be expected of them.
Date:
1863-07-11
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. Her sister Georgeanna Muirson Woolsey Bacon, who is currently busy working at Gettysburg, agrees to fill Gibbons's position as Lady Superintendent at the hospital in Point Lookout, Maryland. Asks multiple questions concerning her and Georgeanna's arrival and stay in Point Lookout, including whether it is acceptable to come in September. Asks about the Catholic aid contingent. Encloses a list of questions on Georgeanna's behalf requesting information about the position.
Date:
1863-07-25
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. Requests a personal interview with Gibbons to learn the details about the hospital positions that she and her sister Georgeanna Muirson Woolsey Bacon are willing to take over. Her sister and mother just arrived back from Gettysburg. Expresses sympathy over the destruction of Gibbons's home in the New York draft riots, which has led Gibbons and her daughter Sally to require replacements for their positions in the army hospital at Point Lookout, Maryland.
Date:
1863-08-02
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College
Georgeanna Muirson Woolsey Bacon letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Title:
Georgeanna Muirson Woolsey Bacon letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons
Description:
Georgeanna Muirson Woolsey Bacon was an influential figure in relief work and nursing. Makes plans to travel to Abby. Writes "I thank you for sending for me and long to be at work."
Date:
1855-1891
Collection:
Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, In Her Own Right, Swarthmore College