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Date created
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1863-05-27
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Creator
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Rodgers, Robert Smith, 1810-1889
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Description
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Refers to a letter between Abby Hopper Gibbons and Adams S. Hill containing allegations against him. Forwarded to Dr. Anthony Heger for investigation. Denies Abby Hopper Gibbons's allegations that the Contrabands (fugitive slaves who escaped to Union lines) are being provided half rations and that two African American people named Sandy Dorsey and Charlotte Bent have been returned to their masters. Encloses reports and affidavits by witnesses as evidence against the allegations. Complains about Abby Hopper Gibbons, saying "by what order or regulation she assumes the functions of military, political, medical and religious censor, I am ignorant. I am sure her presence adds nothing to the harmony and good discipline of the post."
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Size
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4 pages
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Type
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Text
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Subjects
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United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
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Operational rations (Military supplies)
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Contraband of war
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Fugitive slaves
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Race relations
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Gibbons, Abby Hopper, 1801-1893
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Geographical location
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Point Lookout (Md.)
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Language
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English
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View full item
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https://digitalcollections.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/object/sc189269 |
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Local identifier
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A00181794
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Collection
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Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, SFHL-RG5-174
(explore contents)
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Contributing institution
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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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Rights
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Please cite appropriately, crediting Abby Hopper Gibbons Papers, SFHL-RG5-174, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College as the source and indicating the identifier of the item, A00181794. This work is believed to be in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States. For more information, see http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/.
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