Receipt for apples for wounded soldiers, 1863
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Melvin L. Jellison of Co. B of the 6th Maine Regiment signed a receipt for one peck of dried apples for himself and three other men at Emory Hospital.
Jellison, of Clinton, enlisted in Co. B of the 6th Maine Infantry on Aug. 27, 1862 when he was 18.
The Maine Agency of the U.S. Sanitary Commission provided the apples. The state branch, with an office in Washington, helped care for injured or sick soldiers as well as providing other needs for soldiers and their families.
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- Title: Receipt for apples for wounded soldiers, 1863
- Creator: Jellison, Melvin L.
- Creation Date: 1863-04-21
- Subject Date: 1863-04-21
- Town: Emory
- County: Washington
- State: VA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 20.2 x 12.6
- Local Code: Coll. 1533, Box 1/1
- Collection: Maine Agency Sanitary Commission
- Object Type: Text
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Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care
Maine--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Maine Agency Sanitary Commission
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Civilian relief
United States Sanitary Commission
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Hospitals
Emory and Henry College
Apples
Food relief
United States. Army. Maine Infantry Regiment, 6th (1861-1864)
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