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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03434.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Middlesex County Virginia documents |
| Title | Articles established by the Colored Ladies Lincoln Association |
| Date | October 1862 |
| Author | Chippie, Hettie (fl. 1862) |
| Document Type | Non-governmental organization document |
| Content Description | Hettie (also spelled Hetty) Chippie is listed as President and Mrs. Major Williams as Vice President. Organized to tend to sick and wounded Union soldiers, and to be connected to the Women's Pennsylvania Branch of the United States Sanitary Commission. Includes a list of medical supplies. Contains a preamble declaring "We a number of Colored Ladies of Philadelphia deeming it to be our duty to furnish our brethrin in arms when sick & wounded ... " Establishes offices, duties, meeting times, and requirements for dues paid to the society. Lists the names of the society's members and board of directors. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Charity and Philanthropy Woman Author Women's History African American Author Health and Medical Injury or Wound Hospital |
| People | Chippie, Hettie (fl. 1862) Williams, Mrs. Major (fl. 1862) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | African Americans; Government & Politics; Health & Medicine; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |