Wife Writes Husband Of Taking Of Richmond, Freeing Of Slave, Generals In Pursuit

  
4 pp, 7 7/8 x 9 ¾, Saturday, May 9. [1865] Philadelphia, Anna writes to her husband with news about Richmond being taken. Grant took Richmond in early April 1865. She also writes of an elderly slave being freed. Uncle says he will be the star of Liberia. The Liberian Government pursued a policy of immigration of Black Americans. By 1870, more than 30,000 Blacks would immigrate to the new country. In small part, Henry brought Uncle Shephard leading him all the way. He had failed very much.

He cannot securely walk and Henry feeds him. He reads to him & takes very good care of him all days. Uncle says he will be a star in Liberia.. Cousin Eleme said my father was in the parlor.

My heart was in my throat. I thought of you first, then Jeremy... I expected he was the bearer of bad news. I sprang downstairs and when I opened the parlor door & met his smiling face my fears were dispelled at once.

He was sent by the Christian Commission as a chaplain & nurse to Washington. He had two young ministers with him and Jasper, he thinks he will stay a month...

If you want come to Missouri... Pay for his traveling expenses.

He would go through your hospital, among your wounded men and do great good... Don't you want some nice things for your hospital? They put up a good many boxes for soldiers... We have had more fighting. I suppose you know all about it.

The end is not yet. We hardly know what we have done. We know many lives have been sacrificed.. We have glorious news if it be true that Richmond they say is taken.

People are very quiet about it. We have had so many rejoicings, the news, both bad & good, is calmly received.. Monday morning ½ past 5, flags were floating all over the city yesterday & we heard that the generals are in full pursuit of the enemy but we are not sure that Richmond is taken...

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