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Letter to Editor
March 10, 1874
The Portland Daily Press
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
What is this article about?
In a letter to the Press editor, 'Justice' from Portland defends Gen. Hersey against Argus criticism, noting his winter illness but persistent dedication to congressional duties in Washington despite health advice. Dated March 9, 1874.
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Gen. Hersey,
To the Editor of the Press:
I notice in the Argus of this morning a characteristic article full of slurs upon Gen. Hersey. Had the editor read the papers enough to have been respectably well informed, he would have learned that Gen. Hersey has been sick and confined to his house most of the winter. The writer has just returned from Washington and knows that Gen. Hersey has been to the House, attending to his duties, both in the House and in Committee rooms, when he was hardly able to sit up, and often against the earnest solicitations of his friends of both parties, as well as the advice of his physician, and when urged to go to some different climate for his health positively refused, saying he must remain in Washington to attend to his duties when able to leave his room.
Maine never had a Representative more earnestly devoted to all her interests than he is. Such slurs from such a source may, and no doubt will, annoy, but cannot injure a man as well known to the people of Maine as Gen. Hersey
Justice.
Portland, March 9, 1874.
Gen. Hersey,
To the Editor of the Press:
I notice in the Argus of this morning a characteristic article full of slurs upon Gen. Hersey. Had the editor read the papers enough to have been respectably well informed, he would have learned that Gen. Hersey has been sick and confined to his house most of the winter. The writer has just returned from Washington and knows that Gen. Hersey has been to the House, attending to his duties, both in the House and in Committee rooms, when he was hardly able to sit up, and often against the earnest solicitations of his friends of both parties, as well as the advice of his physician, and when urged to go to some different climate for his health positively refused, saying he must remain in Washington to attend to his duties when able to leave his room.
Maine never had a Representative more earnestly devoted to all her interests than he is. Such slurs from such a source may, and no doubt will, annoy, but cannot injure a man as well known to the people of Maine as Gen. Hersey
Justice.
Portland, March 9, 1874.
What sub-type of article is it?
Persuasive
Political
Informative
What themes does it cover?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Gen Hersey
Maine Representative
Political Defense
Illness And Duty
Washington Attendance
What entities or persons were involved?
Justice
To The Editor Of The Press
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Justice
Recipient
To The Editor Of The Press
Main Argument
the letter defends gen. hersey against slurs in the argus by explaining his winter illness and his dedicated attendance to duties in washington despite poor health and advice to rest.
Notable Details
Reference To Argus Article Slurring Gen. Hersey
Hersey's Refusal To Leave Washington For Health Reasons To Attend Duties
Devotion To Maine's Interests