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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.21.59 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters to Assistant Surgeon Henry F. McSherry of the U.S. Navy |
| Title | Anna McSherry to Henry F. McSherry regarding a newspaper report of Henry's ship crashing and their fathers fascination with new technology |
| Date | 8 July 1866 |
| Author | McSherry, Anna (b. 1833) |
| Recipient | McSherry, Henry F. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Anna to her brother Henry. Says there has been hot weather lately and that their father is in good health. Says he has not answered whether he would like to take advantage of an investment opportunity in a house in Baltimore for 200 dollars. Their father has rented a nice house until 1 October. Says she is putting off all enjoyments until he gets home. Mentions that there are several cases of cholera in Baltimore. Continues the letter on 17 July 1866 -- Says she read in the Sun that the "Wyoming" (Henry's ship) was involved in a collision in Nagasaki, Japan and she hopes it is not serious. Says their father is taken with "the new inventions of gas and petroleum oil stoves, washing machines, clothes wringers and irons." Says they might all be in use in their home when he arrives home. Says today is just the kind of hot day she does not want to cook next to a fire. Says she is starting to believe in the power of these inventions after seeing what a sewing machine can do. Updates him on friends and family and a few marriages. |
| Subjects | Surgeon Woman Author Women's History Navy Military History Children and Family Land Transaction Finance Landlord and Tenant Health and Medical Disease Cholera Maritime Asia Invention Science and Technology Home Furnishings Diet and Nutrition Clothing and Accessories Personal Hygiene Marriage |
| People | McSherry, Anna (b. 1833) McSherry, Henry F. (b. 1837) |
| Place written | Martinsburg, West Virginia |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Science, Technology, Invention |
| 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 |