Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Brown, Ann H., fl. 1862 to Mary Kelly

Order a pdf of this item here.

A high-resolution version of this object is available for registered users. LOG IN

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04197.35 Author/Creator: Brown, Ann H., fl. 1862 Place Written: Winchester, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1862/05/16 Pagination: 3 p. Order a Copy

Responds to a letter she received in April. She hopes Mr. Kelly's condition has improve since being moved from Winchester. Mentions the Sisters of Mercy. She thinks the patients who were moved from Union hospitals to Seminary hospitals do much better.

Kelly, James R., 1839-1862
Kelly, Mary Moore, 1819-1899
Brown, Ann H., fl. 1862

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources