Contributed by Maine Historical Society
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Mrs. Anna Weed of Carmel wrote to Benjamin H. Hinds of the Maine Agency Sanitary Commission offering her services as a nurse in a Washington, D.C., area military hospital.
She said she was volunteering in "some capacity where I can be useful, and benefit the condition of our sick, wounded & dying soldiers."
Anna Weed was a widow, listed in the 1880 census as a dressmaker.
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About This Item
- Title: Anna Weed letter offering services as nurse, Carmel, 1864
- Creator: Anna Weed
- Creation Date: 1864-10-19
- Subject Date: 1864-10-19
- Location: Carmel, Penobscot County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 20.4 cm x 12.4 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 1533, Box 2/1
- Collection: Maine Agency Sanitary Commission records
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Maine Agency Sanitary Commission
- Maine--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Nurses--Washington (D.C.)
- Nursing--Washington (D.C.)
- United States Sanitary Commission
- United States--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Widows
People
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