BIB_ID
380788
Accession number
MA 5026.61
Creator
Cheever, John.
Display Date
"Tuesday" [1942 Sept. 1].
Credit line
Gift of the Family of Carter Burden, 1998.
Description
1 item (2 p.) ; 22.8 cm + envelope
Notes
Envelope is addressed to "Mrs. John Cheever / 19 East 8th Street / New York City, N.Y." Return address is "Pvt. John Cheever, U.S. Army / Co. "E" 22nd Infantry / Camp Gordon, Augusta, Ga." Place of writing is based on return address.
Envelope with postmark; date is from postmark.
Part of a large collection of letters from John Cheever to his wife, Mary Cheever. Letters are described in individual records; see MA 5026 for details.
Envelope with postmark; date is from postmark.
Part of a large collection of letters from John Cheever to his wife, Mary Cheever. Letters are described in individual records; see MA 5026 for details.
Provenance
The Carter Burden Collection of American Literature.
Summary
Noting that "This is a lunch-hour letter, subject to interruption without notice"; reporting that "the work is still easy"; noting that "it looks like rain and rain in a Training camp always has the army licked"; wondering if anyone has sent her any checks.
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