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Letter signed R.R. Hazard, acting president of the Western Sanitary Commission, St. Louis, to A.W. Plattenburg, agent of the Western Sanitary Commission. Requests him to assist Mrs. Couzins who is proceeding to Vicksburg with commission stores and will be acting as nurse on hospital boats returning north. (1 page), 1863 Feb 11

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: D00642

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Couzins Family Papers contain papers relating to John E.D. Couzins’s efforts to hold Missouri in the Union during the Civil War, including letters, commissions, and a loyalty oath; papers relating to Mrs. Adaline Couzins’s work as a volunteer nurse during the Civil War, including printed memorials to the U.S. Senate, dated March 27, 1888, praising her work; papers relating to Phoebe Couzins, including articles and addresses by her; correspondence and articles regarding Couzins family history; and photocopies of newspaper clippings, many of which appear to have been copied from a family scrapbook, mostly relating to J.E.D. Couzins and Phoebe Couzins.

Dates

  • 1863 Feb 11

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.3 Cubic Feet ( (7 folders; 1 oversize folder))

Language of Materials

English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository

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