Letter from Clara Barton to May Wright Sewall.
| Description: |
Barton addresses her letter to my beloved sister in the faith of nations. She talks of Senator Allison (chairman of the Senate Appropriations Commitee) and expresses a high opinion of him. Sewall had sent the Senator a letter in support of Barton and the American Red Cross.Clara Barton was nicknamed the angel of the battlefield for her work helping wounded soldiers during the Civil War. She then spent the following four years assisting with identification of prisoners who died at Andersonville. In 1881, Miss Barton founded the American Red Cross. |
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| Origin: | 1902-03-15; 1902 |
| Created By: |
Barton, Clara, 1821-1912 |
| Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/mws/id/176 |
| Collection: |
May Wright Sewall Papers |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
This item is in the public domain. |
| Subjects: |
Sewall, May Wright, 1844-1920 American Red Cross Allison, William B. (William Boyd), 1829-1908 |
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