Minutes of the Citizens of Philadelphia Favorable to the Formation of a State Relief Association for East Tennessee

The volume contains minutes and extracts of letters of the Philadelphia chapter of the State Relief Association for East Tennessee. The Confederate Army had occupied the Union stronghold of East Tennessee, and many of the Union sympathizers of that area were struggling to survive. Concerned citize...

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Corporate Author: State Relief Association for East Tennessee (Creator)
Collection:Minutes of the Citizens of Philadelphia Favorable To the Formation of A State Relief Association For East Tennessee
Collection Number:LCP.in.HSP126
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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110 2 |a State Relief Association for East Tennessee  |e creator 
245 1 |a Minutes of the Citizens of Philadelphia Favorable to the Formation of a State Relief Association for East Tennessee  |f circa 1864 
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520 |a The volume contains minutes and extracts of letters of the Philadelphia chapter of the State Relief Association for East Tennessee. The Confederate Army had occupied the Union stronghold of East Tennessee, and many of the Union sympathizers of that area were struggling to survive. Concerned citizens throughout the North, including those represented in this volume, gathered together funds to help support the people of East Tennessee, including those who were living as refugees in Nashville. 
650 7 |a United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Civilian Relief  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--East Tennessee--Refugees  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Relief Organizations  |2 Local sources 
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