Letter from Addie Erwin to Bertha E. Stearns, 1918 February 7
- Collection Name:
- Alvin Russell Davis Correspondence
- Title:
- Letter from Addie Erwin to Bertha E. Stearns, 1918 February 7
- Creator:
- Erwin, Addie, 1871-1946
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2023.057
- Object ID:
- 2023.057.07.07
- Date:
- 1918/02/07
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from Addie Erwin in East Sullivan, NH, to Bertha E. Stearns at Keene Normal School in Keene, NH, postmarked February 7, 1918. Addie transcribes Alvin's essay "My Trip to England" which details his trip from Camp Bartlett, MA, to England. It describes leaving Camp Bartlett in Westfield, MA, at 5 p.m. on September 24, 1917 by train through Springfield to Hartford. Alvin notes the U.S. Marine Band played while they boarded their ship with many people cheering them on as they went down the Hudson, seeing the Statue of Liberty. He goes on to discuss what they did throughout their days onboard, ships they passed, ships in their convoys, the weather and its effect on the sea, their health and how many had measles, and what he did on duty. His essay ends while they are off the coast of England.
- Subjects:
- Correspondence, World War, 1914-1918, Travel, Military life, Health, Measles, Weather
- Locations:
- Liverpool, England
Sullivan, 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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