Letter from Margaret B. Demill to Captain Thomas Sparrow
- Title
- Letter from Margaret B. Demill to Captain Thomas Sparrow
- Description
- Letter from Margaret B. Demill to Captain Thomas Sparrow written from Washington, N.C. informing him that the Ladies of Washington's recently formed Military Working Society has passed resolutions supporting the men's involvement in the war and offering them their services by making clothes, bandages, or whatever else the soldiers might need. A meeting with Captain Sparrow is also requested at Lafayette Hall to confirm exactly how the ladies of the Military Working Society can help support the troops.
- Date
- April 23, 1861
- Original Format
- letters
- Extent
- 13cm x 20cm
- Local Identifier
- 0001-b1-fa
- Creator(s)
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- Subject(s)
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Public opinion
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Societies, etc.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women
- Washington (N.C.)--Social life and customs--19th century
- Women--Societies and clubs
- Washington (N.C.)--History, Military--19th century
- North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Social aspects
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--War work
- Spatial
- Location of Original
- East Carolina Manuscript Collection
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- Thomas Sparrow Papers from the East Carolina Manuscript Collection
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