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- Handwritten V-Mail letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated September 6, 1943. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated September 18, 1943. In the V-Mail letter, Joe writes a brief message to Agnes encouraging her to write more often since only receiving one letter from her in the past three weeks. He also inquires about how her family are doing in Michigan and informs her of the news he received regarding his young nephew.
- Date Created:
- 1943-09-06T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Notes:
- Correspondence from surgeon John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, May 21, 1865. During this time, Bennitt takes his medical exams in Cincinnati and visits his family in Centreville. He is sent to Charleston, South Carolina, where his regiment is engaged in the Carolinas campaign. Confederates surrender and the 19th Michigan is transported to Detroit where they are mustered out in June. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 9 of I Hope to Do My Country Service.
- Date Created:
- 1865-05-21T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- I Hope to Do My Country Service: the Civil War letters of John Bennitt, M.D., Surgeon, 19th Michigan Infantry, part of collection with diaries published by Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 2005.
- Notes:
- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, April 15, 1945. Manley explains that he has not had much time to write Worthington because of training and school. Last night they had a "Memorial Service" for the late president.
- Date Created:
- 1945-04-15T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Handwritten V-Mail letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated December 29, 1943. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated January 10, 1944. In the V-Mail letter, Joe writes his second message to Agnes on that day, reminding her to send pictures and sharing the news of a surprise photograph that is headed her way.
- Date Created:
- 1943-12-29T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Notes:
- Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Joe Olexa to Agnes Van Der Weide, dated April 27, 1944. The envelope is sent from Co. L, 26th Infantry A.P.O.-1, c/o Postmaster New York, New York, dated April 28, 1944. In the letter, Joe describes how he thinks of Agnes constantly with the springtime beauty of the English countryside and eagerly awaits her response to his engagement proposal. Joe also writes of the recent movies he had seen including "Dangerous Blondes" and "Headline News."
- Date Created:
- 1944-04-27T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Notes:
- Correspondence from surgeon John Bennitt of Centreville, Michigan to his wife Charlotte, October 26, 1863. During this time, Bennitt_s regiment is ordered to McMinnville, Tennessee, to garrison the town on a Confederate communications route. Bennitt tours the Stones River battlefield and reports on the conditions of the people of Tennessee, and the formation of U.S. Colored Infantry regiments. This group of letters is transcribed and footnoted in Chapter 5 of I Hope to Do My Country Service. Michigan Tennessee
- Date Created:
- 1863-10-26T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- I Hope to Do My Country Service: the Civil War letters of John Bennitt, M.D., Surgeon, 19th Michigan Infantry, part of collection with diaries published by Wayne State University Press, Detroit, 2005.
- Notes:
- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, February 24, 1945. Manley notes that Worthington should expect him home in May, unless he goes to Officer Training School.
- Date Created:
- 1945-02-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, April 08, 1945. Manley speaks more on Officer Candidate School. If he makes the required grades he can be a 2nd Lieut. by September or October.
- Date Created:
- 1945-04-08T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Letter to Jean Worthington by Edward "Ned" Manley, July 25, 1945. Manley notes that he is in Utah on the train.
- Date Created:
- 1945-07-25T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Notes:
- Letter to Edward "Ned" Manley by Jean Worthington, May 22, 1945. Worthington notes that their 21 month anniversary is approaching. Worthington mentions plans for the future and her family.
- Date Created:
- 1945-05-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
