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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05733 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents: Miscellaneous Dates |
| Title | Four letters of Bloom Family of Pennsylvania |
| Date | 1863-1865 |
| Author | Braun, Sarah W. (fl. 1863) Walker, Asahel (fl. 1863) Lerew, Lydia F. (fl. 1864) |
| Recipient | Bloom, Ruthanna |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Four letters (no soldier content), with 3 envelopes. Family may be Jewish, but no significant content on that subject. Letter #1, dated 3 February 1863 in Birmingham, Iowa, is from Sarah W. Braun to Ruthanna Bloom. She misses her family and hopes the rebels do not invade. Letter #2, dated 15 December 1863, from Washington Township, is from [Asahel] Walker & wife to "Son & Daughter." Writes that soldiers have taken all his horses and reports family news. Letter #3, dated 15 April 1864, was written by Lydia F. Lerew to "Brother & sister" and describes the death of a child. Letter #4, dated 10 June 1864, was written by T.A.S. to "sister" and describes sickness in the area and family news. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Judaism Union Forces Women's History Confederate States of America Wartime Pillaging and Destruction Death Children and Family Health and Medical |
| People | Braun, Sarah W. (fl. 1863) Walker, Asahel (fl. 1863) Lerew, Lydia F. (fl. 1864) Bloom, Ruthanna (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | Various |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Children & Family; Health & Medicine; Religion |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |