Letter from M. H. Sanborn at Culpeper Court House, Virginia, to Juliet Opie Hopkins, superintendent of the Alabama Hospitals in Richmond, Virginia.

Letter from M. H. Sanborn at Culpeper Court House, Virginia, to Juliet Opie Hopkins, superintendent of the Alabama Hospitals in Richmond, Virginia.

In the letter Sanborn describes staffing, patients, illnesses, and conditions at the local military hospital. He mentions that several Alabamians are being treated there and observes that the facility is well-stocked but "badly managed": "It is not a good plan to have a matron that ha...

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Letter from M. H. Sanborn at Culpeper Court House, Virginia, to Juliet Opie Hopkins, superintendent of the Alabama Hospitals in Richmond, Virginia.
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Hopkins, Juliet Ann Opie, 1818-1890; Sanborn, M. H.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Health aspects; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects
description In the letter Sanborn describes staffing, patients, illnesses, and conditions at the local military hospital. He mentions that several Alabamians are being treated there and observes that the facility is well-stocked but "badly managed": "It is not a good plan to have a matron that has relatives and friends all around her, for there is a great many things sent to the soldiers they never see. Then they have their favourites, things that is absolutely nescessary for the sick go for them they will tell me they have not got them I cannot have them, and perhaps by the time I get to my ward I will see a well man coming with the very article I had called for. So you see my hands are tied." A transcription is included. [Original spelling retained.]
spelling Q0000032498 - Q0000032499Q32498 - Q32499Letter from M. H. Sanborn at Culpeper Court House, Virginia, to Juliet Opie Hopkins, superintendent of the Alabama Hospitals in Richmond, Virginia.In the letter Sanborn describes staffing, patients, illnesses, and conditions at the local military hospital. He mentions that several Alabamians are being treated there and observes that the facility is well-stocked but "badly managed": "It is not a good plan to have a matron that has relatives and friends all around her, for there is a great many things sent to the soldiers they never see. Then they have their favourites, things that is absolutely nescessary for the sick go for them they will tell me they have not got them I cannot have them, and perhaps by the time I get to my ward I will see a well man coming with the very article I had called for. So you see my hands are tied." A transcription is included. [Original spelling retained.]1861 August 261861-08-261860-1869Hopkins, Juliet Ann Opie, 1818-1890; Sanborn, M. H.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Health aspects; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspectsTextCorrespondenceAlabama. Hospitals in Richmond, Va.Alabama Hospitals in Richmond, Va., administrative filesRSG00691v7828Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/3816
title Letter from M. H. Sanborn at Culpeper Court House, Virginia, to Juliet Opie Hopkins, superintendent of the Alabama Hospitals in Richmond, Virginia.
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