Chippie, Hettie, fl. 1862 [Articles established by the Colored Ladies Lincoln Association]

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GLC#
GLC03434.03-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
October 1862
Author/Creator
Chippie, Hettie, fl. 1862
Title
[Articles established by the Colored Ladies Lincoln Association]
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
19 p. : Height: 16.3 cm, Width: 10.5 cm

Hettie (also spelled Hetty) Chippie is listed as President and Mrs. Major Williams as Vice President. Organized to tend to sick and wounded Union soldiers, and to be connected to the Women's Pennsylvania Branch of the United States Sanitary Commission. Includes a list of medical supplies. Contains a preamble declaring "We a number of Colored Ladies of Philadelphia deeming it to be our duty to furnish our brethrin in arms when sick & wounded ... " Establishes offices, duties, meeting times, and requirements for dues paid to the society. Lists the names of the society's members and board of directors.

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