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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.21.56 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters to Assistant Surgeon Henry F. McSherry of the U.S. Navy |
| Title | Anna McSherry to Henry F. McSherry regarding his resignation from the Navy, the possibility of him settling in the East Indies and bringing home coffee |
| Date | 7 April 1866 |
| Author | McSherry, Anna (b. 1833) |
| Recipient | McSherry, Henry F. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Anna to her brother Henry. Says their father wants him to send home an allotment ticket. Says their father would be able to put the payment, which is in gold, to good use, maybe to purchase land. Continues letter on 18 April 1866. References his letters of 1 February and 11 February, both of which had photographs in them. Henry seems to be thinking about settling in the East Indies. If that is the case, their father would not have thought his resignation such a mistake. Says their Baltimore friends consider his resignation a mistake. Everyone is afraid of the glut of surgeons looking for employment at the moment, and their father is afraid Henry will have a life of poverty like he did. She goes on to praise his abilities. Their father wants him to bring back mocha coffee. Ends with news on family and friends. |
| Subjects | Surgeon Woman Author Women's History Finance Soldier's Pay Military History Navy Land Transaction Children and Family Coins and Currency Photography Asia Poverty Diet and Nutrition Immigration and Migration |
| People | McSherry, Anna (b. 1833) McSherry, Henry F. (b. 1837) |
| Place written | Martinsburg, West 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 |