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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.21.57 Author/Creator: McSherry, Anna, 1833-? Place Written: Martinsburg, West Virginia Type: Autograph letter Date: 26 May 1866 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 18.7 cm, Width: 12.4 cm Order a Copy

Written by Anna to her brother Henry. Hopes he comes home from the Pacific soon. Says the newspapers include exciting accounts of mining in Nevada and Colorado. Says the papers are filled with news of war in Europe (Austria and Italy). Mentions that their father conditionally sold 850 acres of mountain land. There is concern about the rights to coal and oil on the land. Updates him on new faces and stores in town, as well as recent marriages. Stained and faded.

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