Letter from Sarah Low to Mr. Hale, 1863 May 6

Collection Name:

Sarah Low Papers

Title:

Letter from Sarah Low to Mr. Hale, 1863 May 6

Creator:

Low, Sarah, 1830-1913

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

1965.010

Object ID:

1965.010.002.009

Date:

1863/05/06

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Letter from Sarah Low at Armory Square Hospital in Washington, DC, to Mr. Hale [John Parker Hale] dated May 6, 1863. In the letter, Low notes her surgeon is very pleasant, but has no experience and due to an incident with the care of one of their patients, Miss Lowell and Miss Felton went to ask Mr. Sumner if the president would allow Dr. Bliss back until his trial. She notes a hundred wounded were brought in and that they see hundreds of prisoners go by.

Subjects:

Correspondence , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Hospitals , United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care , Nurses , Prisoners of war

Locations:

Washington, DC

People:

Low, Sarah, 1830-1913 , Hale, John Parker, 1806-1873 , Bliss, Willard, Dr., 1825-1889

Organizations:

Armory Square Hospital (Washington, D.C.)

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