Letter from Alvin Russell Davis to Addie Erwin, 1917 October 14
- Collection Name:
- Alvin Russell Davis Correspondence
- Title:
- Letter from Alvin Russell Davis to Addie Erwin, 1917 October 14
- Creator:
- Davis, Alvin Russell, 1897-1960
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2023.057
- Object ID:
- 2023.057.04.01
- Date:
- 1917/10/14
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from Alvin Russell Davis in England to his mother, Addie Erwin, in Sullivan, NH, dated October 14, 1917. In the letter, Davis writes that it is a very pretty country and that the Germans are losing a lot of men, so he hopes he can come home soon. He asks about their friends and hopes Henry has stayed with them or else he could get drafted. Davis notes he does not know when they will be paid and requests that everyone they know write to them because they have not received any mail. The letter is written on YMCA American Expeditionary Force letterhead.
- Subjects:
- Correspondence, World War, 1914-1918, Health, Weather, Military pay, Draft
- Locations:
- England
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- Credit Line:
- Gift of Vanessa Murphy.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
- Box Number:
- 1
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