Series 2: Women's Relief Association Records, 1862-1866, inclusive

This series contains records of the Women's Relief Association of Brooklyn (WRA), including printed materials and reports submitted for the years 1863-1865. Detailed information regarding donations of goods and cash is found in two day books and a register of receipts. Minutes of the Association are documented in the Secretary's Book. The series includes a certificate presented by the Women's Central Association of Relief (a precursor to the WRA) to the Soldier's Aid Society in commemoration of their shared work on behalf of the sick and wounded. Artifacts included in the series are a WRA stamp and a swatch of linen from a wedding dress used for bandages (with related correspondence).