Monday, November 17, 2014

Diary of Josephine Shaw Lowell: May 9, 1862

Today Mother received a note from Dr. Walser, the physician of the Hospital at Quarantine, saying that 250 wounded and sick are expected tomorrow and that his provisions were most insufficient, so we have been very busy trying to get some new things to help him. The letter came at 5 P.M., and now at 10:30 A.M., we have already got $100! to pay sewing women, seven pieces of cotton, 12 made shirts, 22 cut out, slippers, etc. This is doing pretty well, I think.

SOURCE: William Rhinelander Stewart, The Philanthropic Work of Josephine Shaw Lowell, p. 25-6

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