. Jay Cooke, financier of the Civil War . h the besiegers had departed, assurance didnot completely return. On July 26th Fahnestock wroteMr. Cooke: Secesh people here all say that Lee will be here again beforelong. Dont believe the Congressional stories of Grants satis-factory progress. He must have a hundred thousand more menbefore he can take Richmond. So says Martindale privatelywho has for some time commanded the i8th Corps (BaldySmiths) and spent Sunday evening with me. He is worriedabout it and of course says nothing of the kind publicly. He isan out and out Republican — goes the whole n
. Jay Cooke, financier of the Civil War . h the besiegers had departed, assurance didnot completely return. On July 26th Fahnestock wroteMr. Cooke: Secesh people here all say that Lee will be here again beforelong. Dont believe the Congressional stories of Grants satis-factory progress. He must have a hundred thousand more menbefore he can take Richmond. So says Martindale privatelywho has for some time commanded the i8th Corps (BaldySmiths) and spent Sunday evening with me. He is worriedabout it and of course says nothing of the kind publicly. He isan out and out Republican — goes the whole nigger and is notgiven to a dolorous view of things. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cooke had left their children athome in Georgetown and there were several suggestionsthat for safety they should be sent to Philadelphia, butafter the burning of Chambersburg the Confederate ex-pedition returned whence it had come and the Northbreathed more freely again. On July 31st Mr. Messer-smith wrote from his ruined Chambersburg to JayCooke: t-> OO » >D. > n H a w Fl O >^ M > noo ilv 9 » ^R _,^ ^^.W wb, n di ^ ^^^^^^^^^KKk FINANCIER OF THE CIVIL WAR 415 It is with great sorrow I inform you that our beautiful townis a ruin. . Personally I have lost everything and my-self and family barely escaped with our lives with nothing butthe clothing we had on. The wretches did not give us fiveminutes notice, but fired the entire circle of buildings in thediamond simultaneously. I know not what to do. I am ap-palled with the distress and ruin around me. My little familyis scattered, the remaining part of the town is crowded to excessand what to do for the future I know not. Praying God thatsuch sorrows and trials may never visit you and yours, I amyour distressed but faithful friend. Unwonted gloom enshrouded even the hopeful spiritof Mr. Cooke, for he wrote his brother Henry to aEuropean address on August 2nd: You will hear the news of our sad reverses before Petersburg;also of the raid into Pe
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