Martha Schofield letter to Sadie Brouwer Bartram

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Date created 1862-06-12
Creator Schofield, Martha
Description

Possibly a fragment. Martha Schofield met Sadie Brouwer Bartram in 1859 while teaching at a school in Harrison, New York, and the two remained close friends. Discusses the death of the husband of her friend Lizzie Anderson. Says her cousin recently died in battle. Discusses the Civil War's cost in human life. Says she has recently been volunteering at a hospital.

Size 4 pages
Type Text
Subjects United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 | Death
Language English
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Local identifier A00181255
Collection

Martha Schofield Papers, SFHL-RG5-134 (explore contents)

Contributing institution Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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