Letter from Sarah Low to her mother, 1864 April 20

Collection Name:

Sarah Low Papers, 1844-1965

Title:

Letter from Sarah Low to her mother, 1864 April 20

Creator:

Low, Sarah, 1830-1913

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

1965.001

Object ID:

1965.010.005.001

Date:

1864/04/20

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Letter from Sarah Low at the Armory Square Hospital in Washington, DC, to her mother, Mary Ann Low, dated April 20, 1864. Low starts the letter writing to her mother about news from home. Low then discusses the state of men who have come to the hospital. Low next goes into detail about her trip with Mr. Hale (John Parker Hale) to meet the President and Mrs. Lincoln remarking about the state of people who were also with them to meet the President.

Subjects:

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

Locations:

Washington, DC

People:

Low, Mary Ann , Lowell, Anna , Hale, John Parker, 1806-1873 , Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 , Lincoln, Mary Todd , Low, Nathaniel, Jr., 1838-1890 , Low, Jennie , Low, Sarah, 1830-1913

Organizations:

Armory Square Hospital (Washington, D.C.)
United States. Army. New Hampshire Infantry Regiment, 7th (1861-1865)

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

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