Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Julia Gibbons

Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers

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Title

Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to Julia Gibbons

Description

Discusses recent events concerning family/friends. Discusses her experiences as a war nurse with her daughters Sally and Lucy at the N.J. General Hospital, including a man who wanted his leg further amputated to correct a faulty first job.

Creator

Gibbons, Abby Hopper, 1801-1893

Type

Text

Date

1864-08-26

Language

English

Internet Media Type

image/tiff

Extent

4 pages

Digital Origin

reformatted digital

Topical Subject

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Women nurses

Nursing

War--Relief of sick and wounded

Name Subject (Personal)

Gibbons, Abby Hopper, 1801-1893

Name Subject (Corporate)

United States. General Hospital (Beverly, N.J.)

Geographic Subject

Beverly (N.J.)

Department

Swarthmore College Friends Historical Library

Item Identifier

Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, SFHL-RG5-174

Collection Guide/Bibliographic Record

Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, SFHL-RG5-174 --http://archives.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/resources/5174ahgi

Local Identifier

A00180835

Rights Status

NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES

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