Dr. John Stearns Jr. letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons

Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers

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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 relays news from abolitionist Hannah Stevenson about the opening of a freedman's school in Richmond, Virginia, and the attitude of the those in the city. He also discusses the politics around the end of the war.

Creator

Stearns, John, 1827-1898

Type

Text

Date

1865-04-29

Language

English

Internet Media Type

image/tiff

Extent

4 pages

Digital Origin

reformatted digital

Topical Subject

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

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)

Freedmen--Education

Name Subject (Personal)

Stevenson, Hannah E.

Geographic Subject

Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)

Richmond (Va.)

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

A00181610

Rights Status

NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES

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