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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.21.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters to Assistant Surgeon Henry F. McSherry of the U.S. Navy |
| Title | Anna McSherry to Henry F. McSherry regarding a band that played on Thanksgiving, and updating him on friends and neighbors |
| Date | 29 November 1860 |
| Author | McSherry, Anna (b. 1833) |
| Recipient | McSherry, Henry F. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Anna to her brother Henry who was an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Navy and appears to be in New York. Mentions a band that came from Frederick, Maryland to play on Thanksgiving. Says that their father went to Baltimore on Friday morning to see their cousin William. They are going to look at a farm owned by a Mr. Keg. Questions the purchase and wonders if William can run it properly. Also mentions other investment possibilities. Last 2 pages updates him on friends and neighbors, especially on weddings that have taken place. Says there is little news to pass on, but mentions she did take part in a literary discussion on Byron and Shakespeare the other evening. Asks him if he has become interested in Washington Irving again since being in New York and Philadelphia. Small piece of upper right corner of the letter is missing, leading to text loss of a few words on pages 2-4. |
| Subjects | Surgeon Woman Author Women's History Children and Family Navy Holidays and Celebrations Art, Music, Theater, and Film Entertaining and Hospitality Land Transaction Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Finance Marriage Literature and Language Arts |
| People | McSherry, Anna (b. 1833) McSherry, Henry F. (b. 1837) |
| Place written | Martinsburg, Virginia |
| Theme | 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 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Sister |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |