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McCulough, Jennet (fl. 1861) to Sarah Ogden

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06559.120 Author/Creator: McCulough, Jennet (fl. 1861) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 May 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope ; 26 x 21 cm. Order a Copy

Writes from "Barton." Thanks Ogden for taking care of her husband during his illness. Says soldiers' pay is low, so she does not have much money but will find another way to offer her thanks.

Sarah Perot Ogden was a Quaker from Philadelphia who took part in variety of philanthropic works such as assisting the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. She was a member of the Pennsylvania Society of Colonial Dames of America, the Philadelphia Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, and President of the Philadelphia Home for Incurables. Both Ogden and her husband, Edward H. Ogden, were strong supporters of the Union cause. During the Civil War Ogden volunteered in a military hospital where she made daily visits. Her husband served as a Union soldier.

Ogden, Sarah Morris Perot, 1831-1912

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