Letter

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Dublin Core

Title

Letter

Identifier

2009.05.015

Subject

1910s Letters World War I Correspondence

Description

Two sheets of correspondence on tan paper with writing in faded black ink and envelope. Dated Aug 27, 1918. Letter is primarily about the weather and grain harvesting.

Handwritten address on the front of envelope: from “Bernard Raupp 123 [illegible] Am E.F. to "Miss Josephine Raupp Arlington Heights, Illinois USA." With Army Post Office stamp and rectangular British purple stamp with handwritten "OK Ray [illegible] 2nd lt. USNG."

Date

9/23/1918

Format

2 sheets: Height: 9 inches; Width: 6 inches 1 envelope: Length: 5 inches; Width: 3.5 inches

Creator

Raupp, Bernard

Source

Raupp, Bernard Raupp, Josephine