BIB_ID
380897
Accession number
MA 5026.102
Creator
Cheever, John.
Display Date
"Tuesday" [1942 Dec. 15].
Credit line
Gift of the Family of Carter Burden, 1998.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 27.9 cm + envelope
Notes
Envelope addressed to "Mrs. John Cheever / 19 East 8th Street / New York City, New York." Return address is "Pfc. John Cheever, U.S. Army / Co. "E" 22nd Inf. / Camp Gordon, Ga."; place of writing is based on return address.
Envelope with postmark of "Dec. 16, 1942," a Wednesday; the letter was written the Tuesday before, Dec. 15, 1942.
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 of "Dec. 16, 1942," a Wednesday; the letter was written the Tuesday before, Dec. 15, 1942.
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
Telling her that he picked up the photograph he had taken in Augusta and sent copies to [Bennett] Cerf and to her; observing that the photograph did not turn out well and he might have a new one taken in New York if he gets a furlough; discussing whether he will get a furlough; mentioning that he read "the Pearl Buck speech" in the New York Times.
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