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Records, 1861-1887.

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Papers of the New England Women's Auxiliary Association, a branch of the United States Sanitary Commission during the Civil War, consist of correspondence, lists of associate managers around New England, Executive Committee records, a list of pamphlets issued from Boston, an account book, newspaper clippings, circulars, broadsides, and a photograph album. Correspondents include Abby W. May, Chairwoman of the Association; Isa E. Gray; Edward Atkinson; Mary G. Davenport, Associate Manager of the Brattleboro, Vermont branch; Joseph Shippen; Frederick N. Knapp; Annie T. Endicott; Frederick L. Olmsted; and James F. Clarke. Correspondence mostly concerns the charitable work of the Association and its connections with the Sanitary Commission, with some detail as to goods and services rendered to Civil War soldiers around New England.

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Gray, Isa E.

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Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903

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Endicott, Annie Thorndike.

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Knapp, Frederick Newman, 1821-1889

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Unitarian clergyman and associate secretary of the United States Sanitary Commission. From the description of Frederick N. Knapp collection, 1862-1886. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70966259 ...

May, Abby W. (Abby Williams), 1829-1888

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Davenport, Mary M.

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