Ship Mary

Captain John Bridgeo. Built at Marblehead in 1854. Painting by Wm.
York, 1879. He commanded this ship until the Civil War, when she
was sold in London. She struck on a coral reef in the Bahama Islands
in 1858. Captain Bridgeo succeeded in getting her off against the
opposition of the wreckers and took her into New Orleans, for which
he received a handsome reward from the owners.

HENRY A. KISSINGER

July 6, 1982

Dear Ms. Conant:

Please forgive my very belated thank-
you for the note you sent to me when
I was hospitalized earlier this year.
Your thoughtfulness and good wishes
meant a great deal to me.

[LC]

Dear Mr. Kissinger:

I said a prayer for you today,
and know God must have heard--
I felt the answer in my heart
although He spoke no word!
I didn't ask for wealth or fame,
I knew you wouldn't mind--
I asked Him to send treasures,
of a far more lasting kind!

I asked that He'd be near you,
at the start of each new day...
To grant you health and blessings,
and friends to share your way!
I asked for happiness for you,
in all things great and small—
But it was for His loving care,
that I prayed the most of all!

may you have a very
speedy recovery, and a
long and happy life.

"I am thy God: I will <u>strengthen</u> thee; yea, I will help thee."<br>Isaiah 41:10

The Rainbow comes and goes,
And lovely is the Rose.

Wordsworth