20 September 1900

Sherzer, Edwin B., fl. 1900-1902

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Clara M. Miller

re: Very horrible weather but has changed for the better in recent day. Speaks about his cabin, expects to hear about Miss Eva. Likes Clare's letters cheerful letters.

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30 September 1900

Sherzer, Edwin B., fl. 1900-1902

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Clara M. Miller

Addressed to "Dear Pitty." Good letter mentions "the little stamp photos" form his mother. Talks about mud and spills, a lady getting stuck in mud. Mentions saloons and gambling: "This place is certainly awful for disreputable characters, you can go into any of the saloons or gambling houses and see the women gambling and mixing with the men and in some of them they run the tables." Mr. McTaggart took photographs of their camp. He loves her. How he learned to make pies by just doing it.

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25 January 1901

Sherzer, Edwin B., fl. 1900-1902

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Clara M. Miller

re: Blizzard, igloo, traveling. He has been away for 7 weeks and returned to his cabin for the first time. Tells his story of the seven weeks he spent in Good Hope Bay. Describes an Igloo. Got lost. Had an account with some native. Mentions how the snow is and how different it is not the snow in Nome. Sees an Indian village. Detailed daily activities. And also mentions that he misses her and all.

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3 February 1901

Sherzer, Edwin B., fl. 1900-1902

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Clara M. Miller

re: Traveling with his buddies describes how it was awful. Complains about the postal system because her letter is not getting is not getting through. He misses her, saying "Clara, life would be empty to me with out you."

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10 February 1901

Sherzer, Edwin B., fl. 1900-1902

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Clara M. Miller

re: Finally received bunch of letter from her. Letting her informed, that when he received all the letters. Discusses some downside and upside about he came to Alaska. Asking what is going on in St. Louise, and letting her know what is going on Nome. And also expresses his feelings about her.

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10 March 1901

Sherzer, Edwin B., fl. 1900-1902

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Clara M. Miller

He has received great amount of letters. He believes that he won't have to answer them all. Wants a good picture of Clara in "good size". Explains his confrontation with a man, which he did not enjoy.

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24 March 1901

Sherzer, Edwin B., fl. 1900-1902

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Clara M. Miller

(pp. 2 and 5 written vertically on inner leaves; takes 3 months to get letters). re: Loved the pictures that Clara sent him. Looks at the pictures about 20 times a day. Remembers the good old times. Writes with much affection towards Clara. Tries to fix a dilemma between his mother and Clara.

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31 March 1944

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Diamond describes bumping into a girl from Coney Island.

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4 April 1944

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Diamond writes that the oriental inscription on the ring that Estelle bought for him causes him embarrassment, as people assume that he "Got that off a Jap".

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10 April 1944

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Diamond writes that he is using the lantern that Estelle sent him for the first time, and consoles her for the confusion that she is experiencing concerning her job.

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11 April 1944

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Diamond writes on his birthday that he feels "one hundred years older." He recommends that she reads "The Robe" by Lloyd C. Douglas.

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17 April 1944

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Diamond describes the contents of a package that his parents have sent him. He recalls the day that he proposed to Estelle, and comments that nearly a year has passed since that date, May 18th. He then discusses how important Estelle is to him in his present position: "When I returned from the front with the nauseating stench of the dead lingering on my cloths it was the memory of the past, which is you, that made me throw off the melancholy."

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26 April 1944

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Diamond discusses the trials of being so far from one's sweetheart. He recounts the story of his former sergeant, who had been engaged, but whose ex-fiancee is now using the bedroom set that he had purchased with her new husband. He mentions that he is reading "The Making of the Mind", commenting that all of the world's ills can be cured by "intelligence."

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December 5, 1864

Cook, George B., fl. 1845-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to sister

Got her letter from Eli Howell, who brought the letter from Salisbury. Got marching orders at 11:00 PM last night to go to Richmond to bury General [Gracy], who was killed by Union artillery. Is currently in a very vulnerable position. "If the Yanks was to come over they would have us all safe and it wouldn't surprise me if they was to come." General [Hoak] says he is looking for a Union attack any day now. Always will remain her affectionate brother; asks her to write soon. Asks her to tell their father that he must write soon. Also asks her friends to write; "I haven't had but one love…

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25 July 1943

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Diamond discusses the time difference between his present location and New York. He tells her of his desire to share this spot, this experience with her, and writes that once the war is over, if they have sufficient funds, he would like to spend a vacation there with her.

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15 August 1943

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Diamond responds to a letter sent on July 14th in which Estelle admitted that she had not liked Sidney's collar at her prom.

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5 September 1943

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Diamond tells Estelle that she cannot possibly realize "what fortitude and elation mail from home occasions". Sidney proceeds to give detailed history of all contact with a girl named Harriet in order to quash Estelle's fears about his relationship with her.

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10 September 1943

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Diamond responds to various questions that Estelle had asked, reassuring her that a "date" he had mentioned was a trip to the movies with a French teacher and his wife, and also telling her that he had very much wanted to get engaged. He then asks her not to put him on the defensive all of the time, saying that "it's not fair". He requests that she let him know if she changes her mind in any way.

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11 September 1943

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Diamond tells Estelle that he feels like "worn and shredded and turned out" heel, in need of repair if "the foot is to be comfortable". He writes about the difficulties he will face being "re-habilitated" back at home, and that his ideals and dreams "have all been shattered to a pulp a long time ago". He ends the letter by informing Estelle that he misses her "so terribly and can't do anything about it!!!"

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12 September 1943

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Diamond tells Estelle that he received a mystery letter, and asks Estelle to help him solve who the anonymous sender was.

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14 September 1943

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Diamond appeals for Estelle's understanding as he tries to quell rumors about another girl.

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1 October 1943

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Diamond tells Estelle that he realizes now how fully and totally he loves her: "You are my foundation. The fundamental element of my construction."

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19 October 1943

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Diamond writes that from her recent correspondence, he can sense that something is brewing, and asks of her to "bring it to a boil" as he cannot "take much more of these inuendos."

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21 October 1943

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Diamond complains that "[N]othing has occurred to disrupt the sameness of…existence here." Sidney instructs Estelle to have enough fun for the both of them, telling her that she should know that he would never condemn her for anything except wasting his life as a result of his stupidity

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28 October 1943

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Diamond writes about the humidity, and informs Estelle that Mary, "the cocoa addict of El Paso", had sent him a package.

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