Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) to Philemon Ewing
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03600 Author/Creator: Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) Place Written: St. Louis, Missouri Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 August 1865 Pagination: 4 p. : docket ; 35.4 x 20.2 cm. Order a Copy
Writes about the anticipated arrival of his wife and family. He wants the children to arrive so they may start their classes on time. States his desire to postpone building a house until the following spring. "I am more than convinced that I should hold the $30,000 at interest this winter and next spring. I can build a house to suit us Exactly." Believes they should board at a hotel for the winter. Ask Ewing to try to convince Ellen (his wife) of this, as he fears," ... she may think we must have a house at whatever cost of money or subsequent discomfort." Written on stationary marked Head Quarters, Military Division of the Mississippi. Docket added in pencil at a later date.
Sherman was adopted by Thomas Ewing, an Ohio Senator and U. S. Secretary of the Treasury, after Sherman's father died in 1829. Philemon was Thomas Ewing's son and grew up as Sherman's adoptive brother.
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