Correspondence, 1863.

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Correspondence, 1863.

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Printed form letter dated March 4, 1863, urging members of the Soldier's Aid Society to contribute potatoes and onions to soldiers to help prevent scurvy. The letter was addressed in handwriting to F.H. Hodgman, President of the Society, Climax Prairre (Mich.) from Mark Skinner, Pres. of the Commission.

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Hodgman, F. H.

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United States Sanitary Commission. Chicago Branch

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Climax Prairre, now called Climax, is located in Kalamazoo County (Mich.). Skinner (Sept. 13, 1913-Sept. 16, 1887) was the city attorney for Chicago, 1839-1840, a member of the Ill. legislature, 1846-1847, and judge of the Court of Common Pleas (Cook County, Ill.), 1851-1853. He married Elizabeth Magill Williams in 1841. The Skinner School in Chicago was named in his honor. He founded numerous early Chicago relief and aid societies and the Chicago Library Association. The Chicago [Northwestern] ...

Skinner, Mark, 1813-1887

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Soldier's Aid Society (Chicago, Ill.)

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