I wrote to Jane today but having watched last night felt very stupid.
Peggy's comments:
Jane Dawes Shedd is Julia's niece who was doing missionary work in Persia along with her husband John Shedd. Julia and other members of the family tried to keep Jane informed about the war news and in particular of the health and safety of her brother Rufus Dawes who was with the Sixth Wisconsin, currently camping near Washington, D.C.
Brother William was in his fourth week of typhoid fever but the women in the family were still sitting up with him each night. If the patient survived, he usually began to improve in the fourth week.
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