Anna Weed letter offering services as nurse, Carmel, 1864

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Mrs. Anna Weed of Carmel wrote to Benjamin H. Hinds of the Maine Agency Sanitary Commission offering her services as a nurse in a Washington, D.C., area military hospital.

She said she was volunteering in "some capacity where I can be useful, and benefit the condition of our sick, wounded & dying soldiers."

Anna Weed was a widow, listed in the 1880 census as a dressmaker.

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  • Title: Anna Weed letter offering services as nurse, Carmel, 1864
  • Creator: Anna Weed
  • Creation Date: 1864-10-19
  • Subject Date: 1864-10-19
  • Location: Carmel, Penobscot County, ME
  • Media: Ink on paper
  • Dimensions: 20.4 cm x 12.4 cm
  • Local Code: Coll. 1533, Box 2/1
  • Collection: Maine Agency Sanitary Commission records
  • Object Type: Text

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