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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02429.32 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters from missionaries Daniel and Nancy Hemans, to Rev. and Mrs Shiras |
| Title | Nancy A. Hemans to Frances B. Shiras discussing ill women at the Mission and the family's need of clothing |
| Date | 15 December 1872 |
| Author | Hemans, Nancy A. (b. 1843) |
| Recipient | Shiras, Frances B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses Mrs. Hinman's illness and other ill women at the Santee Mission. Indicates she is making a dress and that her husband and son are in need of new clothes. Comments about how she should be thankful to God at Christmas for living another year. Discusses her need for a thick shawl. Also comments on the death of Christian Taopi. Notes her receipt of Shiras's photo, and her want of a similar one of herself, in a post script. |
| Subjects | American West Religion Women's History Health and Medical American Indian History Artisans Clothing and Accessories Holidays and Celebrations Death Photography Tuberculosis |
| People | Shiras, Frances B. (b. 1814) Hemans, Nancy A. (b. 1843) Taopi, Christian (d. 1872) |
| Place written | Nebraska |
| Theme | Reconstruction; Religion; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Friend |
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