Howard Association
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Kezia Payne DePelchin letters
Collection
Identifier: MS 0201
Abstract
The collection consists of a bound volume of 28 letters, the majority of which were written by Mrs. Kezia Payne DePelchin (1828-1893) to her sister, describing her experiences as a nurse during the yellow fever epidemic of 1878 in Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama. The volume also includes letters from E. Kate Heckle, a friend and fellow nurse, to DePelchin, describing some of her own experiences during the same epidemic.
Dates:
1878 - 1879