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McSherry, Anna, 1833-? to Henry F. McSherry

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.21.06 Author/Creator: McSherry, Anna, 1833-? Place Written: Martinsburg, Virginia Type: Autograph letter Date: 30 November 1860 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 12.6 cm Order a Copy

Written by Anna to his brother Henry in the U.S. Navy. Letter is extremely faded in most sections and is hard to read. References receiving a letter from him. Says she cannot write a book, but has thought of writing children's stories. Wishes he was home and says his life must be hard without "intellectual and sympathetic association." Seems to be giving him an update on events in the neighborhood, but it is hard to read. Several tears in the letter.

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