Ruth Partington letter to Mrs. Ranlett [manuscript], 1864 Apr 11.

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Ruth Partington letter to Mrs. Ranlett [manuscript], 1864 Apr 11.

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Apologizes for ill health and inability to come to the Sanitary Fair. Dicusses the suffering that war brings and comments how the soldiers benefited from Saintary Commission's services. Apologizes for not coming and being one of the features of the fair and then puns that "her features are not fair." She wishes that she could contribute more and hopes that the Fair Commissioners are successful. Signed in the fragile hand of Ruth Partington and her son Ike Partington.

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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...

Ranlett, Mrs., fl. 1864,

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Shillaber, B. P. (Benjamin Penhallow), 1814-1890

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