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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.21.33 |
| From Archive Folder | Letters to Assistant Surgeon Henry F. McSherry of the U.S. Navy |
| Title | Richard M. McSherry to Henry F. McSherry regarding mutual friends |
| Date | 25 October 1864 |
| Author | McSherry, Richard M. (b. 1818) |
| Recipient | McSherry, Henry F. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written by Richard to his brother Henry. Sends $20 to reduce the debt owed to Henry to $150. Mentions two mutual friends - one who is in a religious order and another who is about to join. Mentions that lectures have started and that "V.B. and myself have 20 private pupils." Henry was at 91 W. 9th St. in New York City. Letter is faded from what appears to be water damage. |
| Subjects | Surgeon Civil War Military History Union Forces Navy Education Children and Family Debt Finance Religion |
| People | McSherry, Henry F. (b. 1837) McSherry, Richard M. (b. 1792) |
| Place written | Baltimore, Maryland |
| 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 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Father |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Eastern Theater |