Museum object · Documents and Manuscripts
Letter of reference regarding Mrs. John Fisk
ca. 1972
Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
An unsigned and undated letter of reference, handwritten in blue ink regarding Mrs. John Fisk's suitability for midwife training. At the top right is [Mrs Amanda Carter midwife] along with her Farmville, Virginia address. The letter itself is addressed [To whom it may concern]. The letter is written on only one side of a single sheet of unlined white paper. There are no marks or inscriptions on the back.
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Catalog reference: 2011.75.26
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