Letter from Sarah Low to Mr. Hale, 1863 May 7

Collection Name:

Sarah Low Papers

Title:

Letter from Sarah Low to Mr. Hale, 1863 May 7

Creator:

Low, Sarah, 1830-1913

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

1965.010

Object ID:

1965.010.002.004

Date:

1863/05/07

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 letter

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Letter from Sarah Low at Armory Square Hospital in Washington, DC to Mr. Hale (John Parker Hale) dated May 7, 1863. Low writes about her dissatisfaction with the current surgeon in charge at her hospital describing an event that led her to believe the new surgeon is incompetent. She hopes that Dr. Willard Bliss will soon return to the hospital alluding to a situation between Dr. Bliss and the Surgeon General. Low writes about the general lack of surgeons at the hospital. Low closes the letter sending her love to Hale's family including his wife and two daughters.

Subjects:

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

Locations:

Washington, DC

People:

Hale, John Parker, 1806-1873 , Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 , Hammond, William Alexander , Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869 , Felton, Mary S. , Lowell, Anna , Bliss, Willard, Dr., 1825-1889 , Stevenson, Hannah , Low, Sarah, 1830-1913

Organizations:

Armory Square Hospital (Washington, D.C.)

Terms of Use:

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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