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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04641 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | One side of a Great Central Fair for the Sanitary Commission envelope, addressed to Mrs. Hugh Davids |
| Date | 13 May 1864 |
| Recipient | Davids, Mrs. Hugh |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Includes a printed scene depicting a wounded Union soldier in the foreground and a United States Sanitary Commission horse-drawn wagon in the background. Addressed to Mrs. Hugh Davids. |
| Subjects | US Sanitary Commission Civil War Military History Union Forces Charity and Philanthropy Injury or Wound Expositions and Fairs Religion |
| People | Davids, Mrs. Hugh (fl. 1864) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Religion |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | The Great Central Fair for the United States Sanitary Commission opened in June 1864 in Logan Square, Philadelphia. The Fair was held to raise funds for Union soldiers in need of basic necessities and medical supplies. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |