- unitid
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{"value"=>"337957", "type"=>"local_mss"}
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{"value"=>"1863-1865", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1863/1865"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"III. Philadelphia Hospital Directory"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"simple", "value"=>"6 boxes, 12 volumes"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Located at the office of the USSC's Philadelphia Agency, 1307 Chestnut Street, the Philadelphia office opened to the public in March, 1863 and ceased operations in November, 1865. It collected hospital reports for Pennsylvania (particularly the Philadelphia area). Its Superintendents were H.A. de France (March-August, 1863) and John W. Wilson (August, 1863-November 1865). Wilson's holograph reminiscences are contained in \"Papers relating to the Final Report\" in the Washington Hospital Directory records.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>Philadelphia Hospital Directory records consist of letters received (disbound from six letter books), a register of applications (inquiries), and hospital directory registers and indexes. Letters received were originally bound in one chronological order. Their arrangement now follows that of the Washington and New York office correspondence. Letters of inquiry, which also include office or other reports on individual soldiers, are now separated from general office correspondence, which typically consists of letters received from other Directory offices concerning procedural matters, and reports on the status of multiple soldiers. Letters of inquiry are filed alphabetically by surname of the soldier in question; multiple inquiries are filed by the first surname listed. Letters of inquiry found here are not represented in the Civil War Soldiers Inquiry Database. Date spans for letterbooks were provided by John Wilson, Superintendent, and reflect the received date of letters. General correspondence, however, is filed by date written.</p> <p>Philadelphia Hospital Directory's letters received and register of applications (inquiries) were originally located in the Philadelphia Agency's records (USSC Pennsylvania record group, MssCol 18781). They are now joined with their registers and indexes in the Hospital Directory records. Their outgoing correspondence is reflected in letters received from them by other Directory offices. No letter press copy books for the Directory have been found in the collection. Philadelphia Agency outgoing correspondence does not reflect local Hospital Directory activities.</p> <p>Hospital Directory registers contain reports only on patients in Pennsylvania hospitals.</p>"}
- date_start
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1863
- keydate
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1863
- date_end
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1865
- date_inclusive_start
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1863
- date_inclusive_end
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1865