Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

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  • D2022-JBC-0217-0029.jpg

    Thomas H. Sherwood letter to his wife written from Williamsburg, Virginia, on August 23rd, 1862. Sherwood writes to explain how he became the superintendent of the Eastern Lunatic Asylum (now Eastern State Hospital) following the death of Dr. John Minson Galt and the resignation of Galt's successor. He also describes the institution, its inhabitants and the grounds for his wife. He closes by encouraging her to look after her health.
  • D2022-JBC-0217-0027.jpg

    Order issued by Colonel William W. Averell, commander of the 1st Cavalry Brigade, to Dr. Thomas H. Sherwood, assistant surgeon of the 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry, dated August 21, 1862. Averell orders Sherwood to assume the administration of the Eastern Virginia Lunatic Asylum (now Eastern State Hospital) in Williamsburg, Virginia. Averell's order directs Sherwood to remain behind and continue at the Asylum even if the town should be retaken by Confederate forces.
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