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Collection Reference Number GLC03523.21.36
From Archive Folder Letters to Assistant Surgeon Henry F. McSherry of the U.S. Navy 
Title Anna McSherry to Henry F. McSherry updating him on friends and family
Date 17 December 1864
Author McSherry, Anna (b. 1833)  
Recipient McSherry, Henry F.  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Written by Anna to her brother Henry. Not signed, but handwriting matches previous signed letters by Anna. References receiving Henry's letter of 13 December. Updates him on friends and family and says she received a letter from their sister Eliza that described his trip to Baltimore. Says that "You say you expect the large ships will not have to stay as long, that the army and gunboats will finish." She knows he is in danger "but by the time you read this it will be over, safely I hope and trust." Sent some books to him, but will not send more until he tells her he got them. Some stains, probably from water.
Subjects Surgeon  Civil War  Military History  Union Forces  Navy  Woman Author  Women's History  
People McSherry, Anna (b. 1833)  McSherry, Henry F. (b. 1837)  
Place written s.l.
Theme The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime
Sub-collection Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945