Dix, Dorothea Lynde (1802-1887) to Thomas A. McParlin
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02649.40 Author/Creator: Dix, Dorothea Lynde (1802-1887) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 5 November 1862 Pagination: 2 p. ; 20 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy
Writes to Dr. McParlin, then Medical Director of the Army of Virginia. "I send three Nurses ... after two weeks trial I beg you will report on their ability..." Notes she will see him that week. Mentions problems with "Mrs. Thompson's health." Indicates that "I write in great haste" and closes with "esteem for yr character as a Surgeon." Dix, best known as a reformer who labored to establish mental hospitals, was in charge of all women nurses working in army hospitals during the Civil War. She relocated to Washington D.C. and received her appointment in June 1861, she served throughout the conflict. Written on stationery of the Surgeon General's Office.
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