J[ulia] A. Wilbur ALS to [Anna] M. C. Barnes, November 12, 1862

Title
J[ulia] A. Wilbur ALS to [Anna] M. C. Barnes, November 12, 1862
Publication
Alexandria, V[irgini]a
1862 November 12
Notes
Homesickness and depression. "Woman's presence" important in contraband work. Description of fellow boarders: some of them in relief work, and some phonies. Reverend Gladwin "wants to be made Superintendent of the whole concern." A schoolhouse converted into contraband quarters; deaths there. Plight of a negro woman. U.S. army convalescent camp. A case tried in D.C. under Fugitive Slave Law.
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Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society papers [Box 1, Folder 32]
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"J[ulia] A. Wilbur ALS to [Anna] M. C. Barnes, November 12, 1862." In the digital collection Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society Papers, 1848-1868. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/rochester.0001.032. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2025.

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