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to Mamma

One envelope addressed to Anna Petty Benson from Eris B. Benson dated December 6, 1942. Pertains to bus schedules departing for Hattiesburg.

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to Mamma

One envelope addressed to Anna Petty Benson from Eris B. Benson dated December 7, 1942. Pertains to attaining a day pass and travel plans.

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to Mamma

One envelope addressed to Anna Petty Benson from Eris B. Benson dated December 8, 1942. Pertains to possibly transferring, the weather and missing the family.

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to Mamma

One envelope addressed to Anna Petty Benson from Eris B. Benson dated December 16, 1942. Pertains to being transferred to a new barrack and a promotion.

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to Mamma

One envelope addressed to Anna Petty Benson from Eris B. Benson dated December 17, 1942. Pertains to daily life while stationed at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.

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to Mama

One postcard addressed to Anna Petty Benson from T. Wade Benson dated December 8, 1942. Relays that his health has improved and travelled to Santa Monica, California for the night.

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to Daddy

One letter addressed to James Marion Benson from Eris B. Benson dated December 18, 1942. Pertains to his bus trips. Recounts different people he interacted with. Inquires about the farm.

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to Mamma

One envelope addressed to Anna Petty Benson from Eris B. Benson dated December 18, 1942. Pertains to finances and war bonds.

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to Robert Dyer

One greeting card from Babs to Robert Dyer dated March 16, 1943. A get well soon card featuring a scenic cottage and yellow picket fence.

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to Robert Dyer

One greeting card from Princess to Robert Dyer dated March 16, 1943. A get well card featuring a dog driving a train which is carrying a large apple.

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to Robert Dyer

One letter from Frank Roos to Robert Dyer dated March 18, 1943. Written on Hollywood Music Co. letterhead.

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to Robert Dyer

One letter from Frank Roos to Robert Dyer dated March 24, 1943.

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to Mamma

One letter addressed to Anna Petty Benson from Eris B. Benson dated December 27, 1942. Pertains to daily life while stationed at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Mentions duties.

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to Mamma

One letter addressed to Anna Petty Benson from Eris B. Benson dated December 29, 1942. Pertains to daily life while stationed at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Mentions aiding a lieutenant search for a missing rifle.

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[Envelope addressed to Anna Petty Benson]

One envelope addressed to Anna Petty Benson from Eris B. Benson dated December 9, 1942.

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to Lula and John Elmer Dyer

One letter from Robert E. Dyer to Lula and John Elmer Dyer dated December 7, 1943.

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to Lula and John Elmer Dyer

One letter from Robert E. Dyer to Lula and John Elmer Dyer dated December 19, 1943.

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to Robert E. Dyer

One letter from Joan Pietry to Robert E. Dyer dated March 15, 1944.

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to Robert E. Dyer

One letter from Joan Pietry to Robert E. Dyer dated March 16, 1944.

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to Lula and John Elmer Dyer

One letter from Robert E. Dyer to Lula and John Elmer Dyer dated March 19, 1944. Written on Army Air Forces stationery.

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to Robert E. Dyer

One letter from Joan Pietry to Robert E. Dyer dated March 20, 1944.

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Back Home For Keeps

One newspaper clipping sent by Joan Pietry to Robert E. Dyer postmarked March 22, 1944. Features an image of an airman and a blond woman wrapped up in each other's arms and staring at each other. There is an annotation in pen that reads, "Us Someday...

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[Under the clock]

One newspaper clipping sent by Joan Pietry to Robert E. Dyer postmarked March 22, 1944. Features a cartoon of a crowd of people under a clock the caption reads, "Sometimes it's even worse. Everybody always says they will meet under the clock." An...

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to Lula and John Elmer Dyer

One letter from Robert E. Dyer to Lula and John Elmer Dyer dated March 22, 1944. Written on Army Air Forces stationery.

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to Robert E. Dyer

One letter from Joan Pietry to Robert E. Dyer dated March 22, 1944.

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to Robert E. Dyer

One letter from Joan Pietry to Robert E. Dyer dated March 23, 1944.

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to Robert E. Dyer

One letter from Joan Pietry to Robert E. Dyer dated March 24, 1944.

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to Lula and John Elmer Dyer

One letter from Robert E. Dyer to Lula and John Elmer Dyer dated March 23, 1944.

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to Robert E. Dyer

One letter from Joan Pietry to Robert E. Dyer dated March 26, 1944.

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to Lula and John Elmer Dyer

One letter from Robert E. Dyer to Lula and John Elmer Dyer dated March 26, 1944.

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to Lula and John Elmer Dyer

One letter from Robert E. Dyer to Lula and John Elmer Dyer dated March 27, 1944.

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to Mamma

One letter addressed to Anna Petty Benson from Eris B. Benson dated December 9, 1944. Pertains to care packages, the weather and his health.

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to Mamma

One letter addressed to Anna Petty Benson from Eris B. Benson dated December 19, 1944. Pertains to daily life while stationed in Indonesia. Mentions receiving Christmas cards and a ribbon for "good conduct."

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to Mamma

One letter addressed to Anna Petty Benson from Eris B. Benson dated March 16, 1945. Pertains to life while stationed in Indonesia.

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to Waymon

One letter addressed to Waymon Benson from Eris B. Benson dated March 18, 1945. Pertains to life while stationed in Indonesia. Mentions health and meeting Australian soldiers.

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to Ann

One letter addressed to Ann Benson from Eris B. Benson dated March 18, 1945. Pertains to life while stationed in Indonesia. Mentions sending her and Willie necklaces.

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to Lula and John Elmer Dyer

One letter from Robert E. Dyer to Lula and John Elmer Dyer dated December 18, 1944. Written on Army Air Base, Pueblo, Colorado stationery.

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to Lula and John Elmer Dyer

One letter from Robert E. Dyer to Lula and John Elmer Dyer dated December 19, 1944. Written on Army Air Base, Pueblo, Colorado stationery.

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to Lula and John Elmer Dyer

One letter from Robert E. Dyer to Lula and John Elmer Dyer dated December 27, 1944.

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to Thomas Jordan

Lists eight items he intends to have General Samuel Cooper pay special attention to during his inspection. Advises Jordan not to cast blame on anyone when talking to Cooper. Notes accusations against himself that he is usurping power. Venting his...

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[Presidential pardon of a group of Quakers for refusing to bear arms in militia].

Countersigned by Secretary of State James Monroe. Intended for Joseph Hollingsworth, William Ellicott Jr. and Sr., Thomas Hartley, Levi Hartley, Samuel Hartley Jr., and Seneca Parry, who were arrested in Maryland. Partially filled out.

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to Thomas Rutter

Secretary of State Monroe transmits to "The Marshal of the District of Maryland" a printed copy of the record of the third Congress of the United States. Monroe states that he knows Rutter will find it gratifying since Rutter "participated in the...

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to Thomas Rutter

Secretary of State Monroe transmits a printed copy of a notice to foreign nationals living near coastal areas. Rutter was marshal of Maryland from 1804 to 1817.

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to Thomas Rutter

Secretary of State Monroe elaborates on what course of action is to be taken involving "peculiar and extraordinary cases of hardship, and where the character and deportment of the parties entitle them to peculiar consideration..." Rutter was marshal...

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to Thomas Rutter

Secretary of State Monroe asks the Marshal of Maryland for details of the cases against Joseph Hollingsworth, William Ellicott Jr. and Sr., Thomas Hartley, Levi Hartley, Samuel Hartley Jr., Seneca Parry. These men were Quakers who had refused to bear...

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[Transmittal letter for blank pardon form].

Possibly for a group of Quakers arrested for refusing to bear arms. Writing as secretary of state.

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to Thomas Rutter

President Monroe urges U.S. Marshal Rutter to promptly list the names of the customs officers who must appear as trial witnesses in Richmond in the case of the Brig Romp.

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[Presidential appointment of Thomas Rutter as Marshal for the District of Maryland].

Countersigned by Secretary of State James Monroe. Appointment is from 22 November 1816 until the end of the next session of the Senate of the United States.

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