Frank B. Fay letter to Abby Hopper Gibbons, 1864-04-28
Scope and Contents
1 page. Frank B. Fay was a Massachusetts politician who worked as chief of the Auxiliary Relief Corps during the Civil War. Written on U.S. Sanitary Commission stationery. Asks her to confirm whether she hired an African American man to work in the kitchen and discusses his wages. A note from Abby at the bottom says "Nelson began to work for us June 20th."
Subjects: United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; War work; Contraband of war; Fugitive slaves; Freedmen
Dates
- Creation: 1864-04-28
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Collection is open for research.
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