Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to John Hopper and family

Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers

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Title

Abby Hopper Gibbons letter to John Hopper and family

Description

Her time is devoted to the 280 sick that the Commodore just brought to the hospital and more wounded are expected soon. They are in dire need of supplies and more nurses. Asks for news since they have only seen one newspaper there. Writes of the soldiers complaining about the Catholic Sisters.

Creator

Gibbons, Abby Hopper, 1801-1893

Type

Text

Date

1862-07-25

Language

English

Internet Media Type

image/tiff

Extent

4 pages

Digital Origin

reformatted digital

Topical Subject

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

War--Relief of sick and wounded

Nurses

Women nurses

War work

Name Subject (Personal)

Hammond General Hospital (Point Lookout, Md.)

Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869

Geographic Subject

Point Lookout (Md.)

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

A00180962

Rights Status

NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES

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