Scope and Contents Talks of the horrors of war [WWI]; wants cigarettes, coffee, and rum to be mailed to him; Barnum must be right; they have good times in spite of the struggles; Huns are the least of their worries because of the weather, cooties, hikes, lack of food, clothing, and sleep, rats, mice, and bugs; peace seems close at hand; wants Harriet to remind the Stevensons of him; wants Jim to join before the war ends; Germans just dropped a shell 200 meters away; sends his best to the folks back home and to...

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An older woman and a young girl smile in matching outfits [one of them is possibly Harriet Mead].

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Eighty-one documents from the Mead and Chandler family. The majority of the documents are handwritten letters, but there are also postmarked envelopes, indentures, payment records, marriage certificates, telegraphs, envelopes, poetry, photographs, and newspaper clippings spanning from 1824-1968. The majority of the documents pertain to the Civil War, however, the California Gold Rush and World War I are also mentioned. The letters date from 1824-1871, involving the Chandler and Mead family,...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Eighty-one documents from the Mead and Chandler family. The majority of the documents are handwritten letters, but there are also postmarked envelopes, indentures, payment records, marriage certificates, telegraphs, envelopes, poetry, photographs, and newspaper clippings spanning from 1824-1968. The majority of the documents pertain to the Civil War, however, the California Gold Rush and World War I are also mentioned. The letters date from 1824-1871, involving the Chandler and Mead family,...