Hannah Wright Mifflin letter to Graceanna Lewis

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Date created 1863-07-07
Creator Mifflin, Hannah Wright, 1818-1900
Description

Hannah Wright Mifflin was a Quaker whose family was involved with the Underground Railroad. She discusses the recent Union victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg and expresses sorrow about the horrors of war. She very much wants to see Lewis and informs her that Howard Gilbert (a school teacher Lewis met in York) has not enlisted.

Size 4 pages
Type Text
Subjects United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 | Lewis, Graceanna, 1821-1912
Geographical location Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Language English
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Local identifier A00179507
Collection

Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, SFHL-RG5-087 (explore contents)

Contributing institution Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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