Records, 1861-1865.

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Records, 1861-1865.

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This collection contains three records books and two workbooks of the Worcester Soldier's Relief Society, one record book of the "Soldier's Rest," and a folder of correspondence to Thomas C. Bond. The three record books of the Worcester Soldiers' Relief Society contain annual reports, minutes of meetings, treasurers' reports, and detailed lists of items purchased or produced and sent to soldiers. Among recipients of the items were Worcester soldiers, military hospitals, Clara Barton (1821-1912), and the United States Sanitary Commission. There are also two workbooks of the Society, listing women's names and the amount of cloth or yarn they were given, as well as a record of what they produced and the day the product was delivered. The collection also contains a record book of the "Soldier's Rest," which includes a list of donations for the house, and the guest register. The register includes the soldier's name, rank, regiment, home address, and remarks if the soldier was sick, wounded, or needed special help. There is also a folder of correspondence to Thomas C. Bond, mostly from former guests expressing their appreciation. The folder also includes lists of items sent to Union soldiers in Southern prisons.

6 v. ; octavo.1 folder (43 items)

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Barton, Clara, 1821-1912

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Civil War nurse, suffragist, and founder of the American Red Cross Clarissa Harlow Barton was born in North Oxford, MA, on December 25, 1821, the fifth and last child of Stephen and Sarah (Stone) Barton. She was a shy and lonely child, and for two years at the age of eleven she devoted her time to nursing her brother David during a protracted illness, an experience which later affected her life's work. At eighteen she began to teach in neighboring schools. In 1850 she spent a year at the Libe...

United States Sanitary Commission

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The United States Sanitary Commission (USSC) was a private relief agency created by federal legislation on June 18, 1861, to support sick and wounded soldiers of the United States Army (Federal / Northern / Union Army) during the American Civil War. It operated across the North, raised an estimated $25 million in Civil War era revenue (assuming 1865 dollars, $422.66 million in 2021) and in-kind contributions to support the cause, and enlisted thousands of volunteers. The president was Henry Whit...

Worcester Soldiers' Relief Society.

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Dickinson, Mary, 1828-1906.

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Soldier's Rest.

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Bigelow, M. G. 1821-1872.

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Washburn, Mary Elizabeth Whiton, 1836-1928.

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Bond, Thomas C.

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