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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06559.009 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Sarah Perot Ogden |
| Title | Reuben Davis to Sarah Ogden regarding the care and kindness of the women in Broad and Cherry hospital |
| Date | 27 May 1862 |
| Author | Davis, Reuben (fl. 1862) |
| Recipient | Ogden, Sarah Perot |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Arrived home on Saturday the 17th, says his family was surprised by and thankful for the kindness and care given by the women of the Broad and Cherry Hospital. Reports on his family's health, and tells Ogden he will not give her any instructions about his money because she probably already sent it to him. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Women's History Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Hospital Children and Family Soldier's Pay Health and Medical |
| People | Davis, Reuben (fl. 1862) Ogden, Sarah Perot (b. 1831) |
| Place written | Harrisville, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Health & Medicine; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Sarah Perot Ogden was a Quaker from Philadelphia who took part in variety of philanthropic works such as assisting the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. She was a member of the Pennsylvania Society of Colonial Dames of America, the Philadelphia Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, and President of the Philadelphia Home for Incurables. Both Ogden and her husband, Edward H. Ogden, were strong supporters of the Union cause. During the Civil War Ogden volunteered in a military hospital where she made daily visits. Her husband served as a Union soldier. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |