Deuglin, Rich J. (fl. 1865) [General Order No. 5 related to debt owed to the Filbert Street U.S.A. General Hospital]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06559.135 Author/Creator: Deuglin, Rich J. (fl. 1865) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 10 May 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; 26.5 x 21.5 cm. Order a Copy
The officers and the patients of the Filbert Street U.S.A. General Hospital are in debt to the Ladies' Committee of the Hospital for their attention to the sick and wounded soldiers. They thank the women for their services and convey "sincere wishes for their future health and happiness." On the back of the document is a list of the women in the Ladies' Committees for the 16th and Filbert Street Hospital and the 23rd and Filbert Street Hospital. Written to Sarah Ogden by Deuglin by order of Thomas B. Reed.
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.
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