Ann Wharton War Relief correspondence
Abstract
This collection includes letters written to Anna Wharton regarding her relief efforts for formerly enslaved people and war hospitals during the American Civil War.
Dates
- Creation: 1862-1863
Creator
- Wharton, Anna, 1834-1863 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is available for research use.
Biographical / Historical
Anna Wharton was a birthright Quaker involved in relief work among formerly enslaved people in the southern states during the American Civil War. The daughter of William and Deborah (Fisher) Wharton, she was born in 1834 and died unmarried in 1863.
Extent
.1 Linear Feet (.1 linear feet (1 folder.))
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Sallie Smith. Method of acquisition--Gift of; Date of acquisition--1965.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2020: Updated outdated, harmful terminology related to enslavement, except where it appears in a title, quotation, or subject heading.
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