Letter from Sarah Low to her mother, 1862 September 25

Collection Name:

Sarah Low Papers

Title:

Letter from Sarah Low to her mother, 1862 September 25

Creator:

Low, Sarah, 1830-1913

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

1965.010

Object ID:

1965.010.001.001

Date:

1862/09/25

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Letter from Sarah Hale at Union Hotel Hospital in Washington, DC, to her mother, Mary Ann Hale Low dated September 25, 1862. Hale begins her letter describing her troubles with Dorothea Dix, a paid nurse at the Union Hotel Hospital. Low then goes on to describe some of her duties as a nurse and the environment in the hospital. Low writes a further description of her troubles with Dix and closes the letter writing about how cold she is and sending love to her family.

Subjects:

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care , Nurses , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 , Correspondence

Locations:

Washington, DC

People:

Low, Mary Ann, 1798-1882 , Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887 , Hale, John Parker, 1806-1873 , Low, Sarah, 1830-1913

Organizations:

Union Hotel Hospital

Terms of Use:

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Credit Line:

The Sarah Low Papers were made available to the public through Miss Elizabeth Frost and Mrs. Winifred Stonemetz.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item