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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06559.101 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Sarah Perot Ogden |
| Title | Susie C. Appell to Sarah Ogden regarding Orice's recovery |
| Date | 30 September 1862 |
| Author | Appell, Susie C. (fl. 1862) |
| Recipient | Ogden, Sarah Perot |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Thanks Ogden for sending her an update on Orice's health. She has sent the news of his recovery to his parents. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Women's History Soldier's Letter Union Soldier's Letter Hospital Woman Author Children and Family Health and Medical Injury or Wound |
| People | Ogden, Sarah Perot (b. 1831) Appell, Susie C. (fl. 1862) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Children & Family |
| 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 |