Record ID:
381375
Accession number:
MA 5026.183
Credit:
Gift of the Family of Carter Burden, 1998.
Description:
1 item (2 p.) ; 26.6 cm + envelope
Notes:
Envelope with postmark on May 10, 1945.
Envelope is addressed to "Mrs. John Cheever / 8 East 92nd St. / New York City, N.Y. / U.S.A." Return address is John W. Cheever 32332516 / APO 953 San Francisco, Calif."
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.
Summary:
Telling her that he hasn't had any news from her and hopes "no news is good news"; remarking that he has heard New York is cold; hoping she has not had "much trouble with the oil burner"; expressing concern about her father's delayed return from England.
Provenance:
The Carter Burden Collection of American Literature.
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