McSherry, Anna (b. 1833) to Henry F. McSherry [incomplete]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03523.21.52 Author/Creator: McSherry, Anna (b. 1833) Place Written: Martinsburg, West Virginia Type: Autograph letter Date: 15 March 1866 Pagination: 2 p. ; 21.2 x 13.3 cm. Order a Copy
Written by Anna to her brother Henry. Says she is sorry she sent her last letter, which reported that Henry's resignation was accepted and that another surgeon was being sent to replace him. Says it is not true. Says Admirals Lee and De Clymer both intervened in Washington to keep the resignation from going through. Wonders where he is and says "how I would like that wonderful trunk of the Danish storyteller Anderson to carry me to China and in ... the Wyoming." Says their father is still anxious about his resignation and that he would "just [be] throwing away what is most valuable, a high position and a comfortable living." Seems like Henry wants to go into business in New York or London, but Anna says she heard that "people [there] call cheating each other attending to business!" Also says their brother thinks a financial crisis is inevitable. Predicts that "the ruin of the merchant always brings loss and even worse to country people." Creator inferred from content.
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