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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00221 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | George Brinton McClellan to Moses Grinnell asking a favor for the wife of a comrade |
| Date | 3 July 1863 |
| Author | McClellan, George B. (1826-1885) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Asks Grinell if he can assist the bearer of the letter, supposedly the wife of one of McClellan's soldiers. The woman who is delivering the letter to Grinell "represents herself as being Mrs. McCormick," the wife of a soldier who served under McClellan. She claims she is destitute, and McClellan asks Grinell to help her, since he has "control of a fund destined to the relief of such cases." |
| Subjects | Soldier's Pay Union Forces Union General Finance Women's History Charity and Philanthropy Marriage Military History Civil War |
| People | McClellan, George B. (1826-1885) Grinnell, Moses Hicks (1803 - 1877) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Banking & Economics; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Moses Hicks Grinell was the New York City Commissioner of Charities and Corrections and had previously served as a Congressman from New York. Also served as Central Park commissioner, collector of the port of New York, and in other governmental offices. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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