Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Rebecca Usher of Hollis (1821-1912) wrote to her sister Jeannie (Jane) about her plans to leave the hospital at Chester, Pennsylvania, where she had been working as a nurse since November 1862.
The hospital's patient load had been reduced significantly. Usher asked her sister to send some clothes and said she would leave by the end of the first week in April, visit a friend in Baltimore, then go to Boston for a few days with Louise Titcomb, another Mainer working at the hospital.
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About This Item
- Title: Rebecca Usher on leaving hospital job, Pennsylvania, 1863
- Creator: Rebecca Usher
- Creation Date: 1863-03-30
- Subject Date: 1863
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Locations:
- Chester, PA
- Baltimore, MD
- Boston, MA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 20.4 cm x 12.7 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 9, Box 1/4
- Collection: Rebecca Usher papers
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, Female
- Nurses, American
- Hospitals--Pennsylvania--Chester
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narrative
- Usher, Rebecca, 1821-1919--Letters
- Women in war--History--19th century
- Manuscripts
- U.S.A. General Hospital (Pa.)
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