Bickerdyke, Mary Ann (fl. 1898) to E. F. Strickland
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04729 Author/Creator: Bickerdyke, Mary Ann (fl. 1898) Place Written: Bunker Hill, Kansas Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 June 1898 Pagination: 1 p. 22.8 x 13.9 cm Order a Copy
American Civil War nurse Bickerdyke responds to a request for a quotation from "Dr. E. F. Strickland" in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Encloses a quotation (not included) with the comment: "let the ladies of your church be ever loyal and true to the soldier no matter what station of life he is in."
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