BIB_ID
380907
Accession number
MA 5026.105
Creator
Cheever, John.
Display Date
"Monday night" [1942 Dec. 28].
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, N.Y." Return address is "Pfc. John Cheever, U.S. Army / Co. "E" 22nd Infantry / Camp Gordon, Ga."; place of writing is based on return address.
Envelope with postmark of "Dec. 30, 1942," a Wednesday; this letter was written the Monday before, Dec. 28, 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. 30, 1942," a Wednesday; this letter was written the Monday before, Dec. 28, 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 about the Christmas presents he received; mentioning that he "went onto the range today with the '03" and it was "a pleasant change to be firing again"; adding that he appreciates all she did for Christmas and wishes he "could give [her] a present that would make up for some of it."
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