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May 1948
Greely, Adolphus W. (1844-1935)
[Biography of Adolphus W. Greely]
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October 1917
[Envelope]
Addressed to Mr. J. J. Frank, 345 W 88th Street, New York City
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13 January 1921
to Julius. J. Frank
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10 March 1921
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19 February 1909
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20 February 1917
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14 January 1920
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23 January 1920
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21 August 1925
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10 June 1928
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6 January 1929
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circa 1900-1901
Clegg, William (fl. 1859-1907)
[Miscellaneous writings by William Clegg]
Random thoughts and notes written by Clegg. Topics discussed include education, training of the will, and death, "The tolling of the bell".
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9 March 1907
Unknown
[Obituary]
An obituary of Captain William Cochran Michie. A white ribbon is also pinned to the clipping with "Reception Committee" printed on it.
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1908
to L.L D. Rodgers
print of Macon County's Courthouse on postcard
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6 June 1917
Dawes, Charles G. (1865-1951)
to my dear mother
He writes he is enjoying his work. He may come up to see her before he sails. Their regiment will not be ready active duty until July 10th.
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18 July 1917
He drilled the first batallion of the regiment the other day and will send photos.
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4 August 1917
to my dear caro
He explains that he does not have much time for writing as he has too many responsibilities. He describes how he runs the boat drill and the raft detail.
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25 August 1917
He writes that he can tell Henry he can sign the Auditorium Lease Guaranty. He is in good health and likes the army food. He had to leave Webster in London to have a tooth fixed.
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26 August 1917
The censor prevents him from writing anything significant but says he is keeping a record of what happens so he will remember after the war. Tomorrow he will have a special birthday dinner. He expects to leave on special detail very soon.
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13 September 1917
to Rufe
He tells his brother he gets new responsibilities every day, but he likes this. It means they like his work. The French army has been very cooperative.
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19 September 1917
to Henry
He tells his brother everything is going well. Junior Ames has done some really good work for them, making it probable that he will have him detatiled there.
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8 October 1917
to Rufus
He tells his brother that a letter he received from a William is enclosed here (not in collection). He has gone into the best corps.
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12 October 1917
He tells his brother about Ohio Cities and their revenue. He would like to see their earnings report. He spent the evening with General Pershing last night.
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19 October 1917
He received the socks she knitted for him. He will go to the Belgian front tomorrow. He heard from William and he had a cable from the War Dept. through General Pershing.
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23 October 1917
He describes his trip to the Belgian Front. He met with the French minister of finance during an air raid. They enjoyed a wonderful evening. Belgium is a small country but they are standing up to Germany none the less. He got to visit the trenches...
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23 March 1918
He talks of a Col. Henry S. Graves that he has gotten know. His labor organization is going well. There have been air raids.
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7 April 1918
He has enclosed a statement of the First Presbysterian Church. William has volunteered for the tank service and will undergo five weeks of training.
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14 April 1918
He revisited his old regiment this past week. He does not mind the air raids. he tells her to keep writing even if he is a poor correspondent.
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19 April 1918
He has enclosed some souveniers of the war (not included here). Some amazing things have happened which will remain in posterity but he can't write of it here because of the censors.
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9 May 1918
He talks how his plans are often met with opposition because the commanding officers are so conservative. But he feels that with the help of the French he can push his plans through.
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5 June 1918
He apologizes for his poor correspondence. He notes his recent promotion. He is very well except he sometimes does not sleep well because of the air raids.
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15 June 1918
He showed a letter she wrote to General Pershing. He too has a pious mother. One day General Pershing will visit her.
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1 July 1918
He tells her how to frame the card he sent and he says he will send some of his papers to America. They are glad their work is not mentioned in America because it would embarrass them.
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27 August 1918
He regrets that he cannot write her often and when he does write it is not a proper letter. There are 150,000 men and even more coming. Every day there seems to be a new crisis and he has to meet with the French Army. He needs all his strength to...
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12 September 1918
Hagood, Johnson (1918-)
to Charles Dawes
He is a little upset that his report of activities was addressed to General Harbord personally instead of to the commanding general. They need to see the documents and they will not see them in a timely manner if they are addressed in this way.
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13 September 1918
Dawes, Charles (1865-1951)
He saw a bombardment recently at the [Chaucien?] de dames. While there he stopped in a cathedral and picked up a pamphlet which he has enclosed (not in folder.)
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20 September 1918
He received the photos of her. He has enclosed a letter from Mrs. Chalmers and a letter from the Chief of Staff, Services of Supply. He knows his mother is disappointed that he refused to have his picture taken in the Saturday Evening Post.
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1 November 1918
He writes he is living in a time of great events. A man from the Saturday Evening Post came by and a wrote a story on him. This should staisfy her.
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14 November 1918
The day the armistice was declared, Nov. 11, he took several phone calls in which they reversed the American Expeditionary Forces. Later the Italian army called saying they have 1 million Austrian prisoners and 200,000 horses and nothing to feed them...
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28 February 1919
He recently got a promotion but feels embarrassed because it is a higher grade than a friend of his. He is anxious to see her and is having a book specially bound for her.
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22 March 1919
He says he does not know when he will be home. He knows she was under the weather recently. He hopes to send her the official reports soon.
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3 March 1919
He responds that he liked Col. Bearden but he was given enough authority by the British. He will send the reports soon and then she will have a realistic idea of how much he has done.
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14 April 1919
He dined with the grand duke the other evening.He mentions G.D. Alexander and says he will try to write more frequently.
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24 April 1919
He is currently in Germany and has enclosed his itinerery. He enjoyed seeing the march of the 33rd division. He spent time with the prince of Belgium. He thinks they will be home in July or August.
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2 May 1919
Dawes, William C. (fl. 1919-)
He is excited about his upcoming visit. He asks Charles to be the godfather of his grandson.
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4 May 1919
He had an attack of ptomaine poisoning but is well now. He expects to be home in July. He will visit the English Dawes soon.
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11 May 1919
He sending home a sword given to him by Gen. Pershing. The grand duke invited him to lunch.
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18 May 1919
He is getting a gold cup for his godson. The grand duke's children are currently there and he is happy. They had lunch last Saturday and ate cold ham, potatoes, spinach and beans.
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25 May 1919
He has enlclosed a copy of a letter from Sergeant Baker. Since the Germans are hesitating to sign the peace treaty, John has to postpone his trip to England, which means he will go by himself to his grandson's christening.
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1 June 1919
He describes a brief trip. The location is illegible but it is somewhere in France. They rode back by automobile.
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