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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06559.126 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Sarah Perot Ogden |
| Title | Hermengilde Sulkin to Sarah Ogden regarding her son's illness and potential death |
| Date | 8 January 1863 |
| Author | Sulkin, Hermenegilde (fl. 1863) |
| Recipient | Ogden, Sarah Perot |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Says she is saddened to hear that her son, Alphonse, has become very ill with typhoid fever, and she dreads the thought of his death. Begs Ogden to do as much as possible to restore her son to health because she has already felt the pain of losing one of her sons to the same illness. Asks that Ogden get a Catholic priest for her son if one has not already visited. If Alphonse recovers, she wants him to be discharged and sent to their home in Canada. Requests that if he dies to bury him near Georgetown, close to his brother. Thanks Ogden for informing her of her son's condition because she had not heard from Alphonse since his brother's death on 20 December. Hopes to hear word of her son's health and wonders whether he received the two letters she sent him from Washington. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Women's History Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Hospital Catholicism Canada Woman Author Children and Family Death Health and Medical Typhoid Fever Epidemic Religion |
| People | Ogden, Sarah Perot (b. 1831) Sulkin, Hermenegilde (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | Napierville, Quebec |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Religion; Health & Medicine; Women in American History |
| 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 |