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McSherry, Eliza, 1829-? to Henry F. McSherry

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.21.28 Author/Creator: McSherry, Eliza, 1829-? Place Written: Littlestown, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 June 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 12.8 cm Order a Copy

References two letters from Henry. Says there has been much excitement in town with soldiers and horses coming through, but no Confederates. Mentions family and says she heard from their sister Kate that their father and sister Anna made it home safely. Says their father went to Baltimore to see him the last time he was there, but it seems they did not meet. Letter is faded with water damage and what seems to be mold.

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