Letter from Alvin Russell Davis to Bertha E. Stearns, 1917 August 7
- Collection Name:
- Alvin Russell Davis Correspondence
- Title:
- Letter from Alvin Russell Davis to Bertha E. Stearns, 1917 August 7
- Creator:
- Davis, Alvin Russell, 1897-1960
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2023.057
- Object ID:
- 2023.057.02.08
- Date:
- 1917/08/07
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from Alvin Russell Davis in Concord, NH, to Bertha Stearns in West Rindge, NH, dated August 7, 1917. In the letter, Alvin writes that he was sick and unable to travel home over the weekend. He notes he misses her and has been a good boy because he is "not a flirt." Alvin goes into detail on camp life, noting they have a 5:00 a.m. roll call, followed by mess, drills, etc. He states they have two days a week for swimming in the Merrimack River. Alvin notes he is at the YMCA tent, which has many activities, including a piano that they play ragtime on. The letter is written on Army and Navy Young Men's Christian Association Service letterhead.
- Subjects:
- Correspondence, World War, 1914-1918, Health, Military life, Military camps
- Locations:
- Concord, NH
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- Credit Line:
- Gift of Vanessa Murphy.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
- Box Number:
- 1
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