The petition of the members of the legislature of South Carolina, to the Congress of the U.S. states in favor of the Sisters of Our Lady of mercy, Charleston, S.C : for the rebuilding of their orphan asylum, partially destroyed during the bombardment of the city : also, various important letters from officers and soldiers of the United States Army, testifying to the heroic charity of these good sisters in their attendance on the prisoners, the wounded, the sick, and the dying, without distinction of North or South, of creed or color.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

South Carolina. General Assembly.

Series:

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926.

Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Orphanages--South Carolina--Charleston.

Orphanages.

South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.

South Carolina.

Sisters of Mercy (Charleston, S.C.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (27 p., [1] leaf of plates )

Other Title:

Petition of the members of the legislature of South Carolina, to the Congress of the U.S. states in favor of the Sisters of Our Lady of mercy, Charleston, S.C

Place of Publication:

Charleston, S.C. : E. Perry, printer, 1870.

Notes:

"Petition for the relief of the sisters of the City of Charlestown, S.C."--P. [3]-5.

"Preamble and resolution of the legislature of South Carolina. Passed on the 18th day of January, A.D. 1870."

Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.

Sabin no. 87485.

Cited in:

RLIN, CTRG00-B825

OCLC:

85796816