Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her cousin Jerry concerning her recovery from illness and plans to return home, written from Harper's Ferry, Virginia, July 18, 1865, p. 2. Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her cousin Jerry concerning her recovery from illness and plans to return home, written from Harper's Ferry, Virginia, July 18, 1865, p. 2. Letter: 3 p. Describes recovery from illness and plans for returning home. View Item
Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her mother concerning housing and living conditions, undated, p. 2. Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her mother concerning housing and living conditions, undated, p. 2. Letter: 2 p. Describes scenery, living quarters, African-American servants. View Item
Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her mother concerning housing and living conditions, undated, p. 1. Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her mother concerning housing and living conditions, undated, p. 1. Letter: 2 p. Describes scenery, living quarters, African-American servants. View Item
Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her mother after a trip to Baltimore, written from Baltimore, Maryland, undated, p. 1. Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her mother after a trip to Baltimore, written from Baltimore, Maryland, undated, p. 1. Letter: 2 p. Describes trip to Baltimore. View Item
Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her mother after a trip to Baltimore, written from Baltimore, Maryland, undated, p. 2. Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her mother after a trip to Baltimore, written from Baltimore, Maryland, undated, p. 2. Letter: 2 p. Describes trip to Baltimore. View Item
Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her sister Lila concerning her lodging and daily life, undated, p. 2. Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her sister Lila concerning her lodging and daily life, undated, p. 2. Letter: 4 p. Describes living conditions and daily life. View Item
Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her sister Lila concerning her lodging and daily life, undated, p. 3. Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her sister Lila concerning her lodging and daily life, undated, p. 3. Letter: 4 p. Describes living conditions and daily life. View Item
Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her sister Lila concerning her lodging and daily life, undated, p. 4. Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her sister Lila concerning her lodging and daily life, undated, p. 4. Letter: 4 p. Describes living conditions and daily life. View Item
Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her sister Lila concerning her lodging and daily life, undated, p. 1. Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her sister Lila concerning her lodging and daily life, undated, p. 1. Letter: 4 p. Describes living conditions and daily life. View Item
Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her mother concerning hospital staff and politics, written from Point Lookout, Maryland, April 2, 1863, p. 1. Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her mother concerning hospital staff and politics, written from Point Lookout, Maryland, April 2, 1863, p. 1. Letter: 6 p. Describes staff and politics of military hospital. View Item
Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her mother concerning hospital staff and politics, written from Point Lookout, Maryland, April 2, 1863, p. 6. Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her mother concerning hospital staff and politics, written from Point Lookout, Maryland, April 2, 1863, p. 6. Letter: 6 p. Describes staff and politics of military hospital. View Item
Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her mother concerning hospital staff and politics, written from Point Lookout, Maryland, April 2, 1863, p. 2. Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her mother concerning hospital staff and politics, written from Point Lookout, Maryland, April 2, 1863, p. 2. Letter: 6 p. Describes staff and politics of military hospital. View Item
Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her mother concerning hospital staff and politics, written from Point Lookout, Maryland, April 2, 1863, p. 5. Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her mother concerning hospital staff and politics, written from Point Lookout, Maryland, April 2, 1863, p. 5. Letter: 6 p. Describes staff and politics of military hospital. View Item
Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her mother concerning hospital staff and politics, written from Point Lookout, Maryland, April 2, 1863, p. 3. Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her mother concerning hospital staff and politics, written from Point Lookout, Maryland, April 2, 1863, p. 3. Letter: 6 p. Describes staff and politics of military hospital. View Item
Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her mother concerning hospital staff and politics, written from Point Lookout, Maryland, April 2, 1863, p. 4. Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her mother concerning hospital staff and politics, written from Point Lookout, Maryland, April 2, 1863, p. 4. Letter: 6 p. Describes staff and politics of military hospital. View Item
Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her mother describing daily life and living quarters, written May 3, 1863, p. 1. Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her mother describing daily life and living quarters, written May 3, 1863, p. 1. Letter: 3 p. Describes nurse's daily life and living quarters. View Item
Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her mother describing daily life and living quarters, written May 3, 1863, p. 3. Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her mother describing daily life and living quarters, written May 3, 1863, p. 3. Letter: 3 p. Describes nurse's daily life and living quarters. View Item
Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her mother describing daily life and living quarters, written May 3, 1863, p. 2. Letter home from Sarah R. Blunt, a Union nurse, to her mother describing daily life and living quarters, written May 3, 1863, p. 2. Letter: 3 p. Describes nurse's daily life and living quarters. View Item
Text F. Mathews and William Osborn letter, Horse Heads, to Daniel Bennett, August 1, 1863 F. Mathews and William Osborn letter requesting assistance for Erastus Haskell's father to visit his son in hospital. View Item
Image Text 3 Items Walt Whitman letter, Washington, D.C. to Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Badwin Haskell, July 27, 1863 Letter informs Erastus Haskell's parents that their son is sick with typhoid fever. View Item
Image Text 4 Items J.M. Jansen and Erastus Haskell letter, Camp Casey, Washington D.C., to Samuel Baldwin Haskell, April 5, 1863 Letter from Joel M. Jansen, a musician in company C, 141st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, describes Erastus Haskell's condition and life at Camp Casey, Washington D.C. Erastus continues the letter to his father, discussing his health and situation while at the camp. View Item
Image Text 4 Items Walt Whitman letter, Washington, D.C. to Mr. And Mrs. Samuel Baldwin Haskell, August 10, 1863 Letter describes the final days of Erastus Haskell's life before his death from typhoid fever. View Item
Image Text 1 Items Walt Whitman letter, Washington, D.C. to Samuel Baldwin Haskell, September 9, 1863 Letter written in reply to a letter from Samuel Haskell, and in remembrance of Erastus Haskell. Whitman sends his love to the Haskell family, including Erastus's mother, brother, and sisters. View Item
Image Collection 29 Items William Oland Bourne left-handed penmanship papers, 1862-1868 (bulk 1865-1868) The William Oland Bourne collection in the New-York Historical Society's Manuscripts Department includes correspondence, papers, broadsides, and unpublished manuscripts related to his work as a social reformer, editor and author in New York City during the 1850s and 60s. Through his publication, The Soldier's Friend, he sought to aid disabled soldiers by offering prizes to those who had lost their right arms in combat during the American Civil War and had learned to write with their left hands. View Collection
Image Collection 5 Items Walt Whitman letters, July 27, 1863-September 9, 1863 Walt Whitman's letters to the parents of Erastus Haskell of the 141st New York Volunteers, who died on August 2, 1863 in Armory Square Hospital, Washington, D.C., where Whitman frequently visited the sick and wounded. He wrote the Haskells, of Breseport, New York, on July 27, 1863 to inform them that their son was very ill with typhoid fever. In a letter written August 10 he describes his visits with Erastus and their son's last days. In the final letter, dated September 9, Whitman thanks Mr. View Collection