BIB_ID
380941
Accession number
MA 5026.110
Creator
Cheever, John.
Display Date
[1943 Feb. 8].
Credit line
Gift of the Family of Carter Burden, 1998.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 26.4 cm + envelope
Notes
Envelope addressed to "Mrs. John Cheever / 19 East 8th Street / New York City, N.Y." Return address is "Pfc. John Cheever / Co. "E" 22nd Infantry / Camp Gordon, Georgia"; place of writing is based on return address.
Envelope with postmark of "Feb. 9, 1943," a Tuesday; Cheever's letter was written the Monday before, Feb. 8, 1943.
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 "Feb. 9, 1943," a Tuesday; Cheever's letter was written the Monday before, Feb. 8, 1943.
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 "the apartments near St. Marks sound terrible" and saying that "maybe a decent place will show up later when people move out to the country"; mentioning a letter from Fred.
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