Letter from WWI soldier Pvt. Robert William to his sister Nadiline
date: label: Date
content: May 4, 1919
name: label: Written by
content: Robert L. William, American, died 1937
label: Received by
content: Nadiline William, American
notes: label: Description
content: A two-page letter (.1ab) with envelope (.2), written by WWI soldier Pvt. Robert William to his sister in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The letter is written in ink on lined paper with the letterhead reading [ON ACTIVE SERVICE / WITH THE / AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE] at the top. At the top left corner is [YMCA] inside an inverted red triangle with [AMERICAN] over top. The letter is dated [Bordeaux France May 4, 1919]. The letter begins "Dear Sister Nadiline, How are you dear sisters and mother. You may know by this that I still remain somehwere in France with very good health but not so well in mind." At the bottom ofthe second page, the letter ends with [from your brother / PVT. Robert William / 842 Co 811 / APO705 VIA A.E.F. FRANCE.]
label: Description
content: The envelope (.2) has a red [AMERICAN / Y.M.C.A.] stamp at the top left. A circular postmark at center reads [U.S. ARMY M.P.E.S. / MAY 9 / 9 30PM / 1919 / 705]. There is a [CENSORED] stamp in black ink at the bottom left, with a round stamp reading [PASSED AS CENSORED] over it. The envelope is addressed to "Miss Nadiline William" in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The reverse of the envelope is blank.
place: label: Place made
content: Bordeaux, France, Europe
label: Place used
content: Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: World War I
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.155.33.1ab-.2
objectType: label: Type
content: envelopes
label: Type
content: letters (correspondence)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D ((a) letter): 8 5/16 × 5 5/16 in. (21.1 × 13.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D ((b) envelope): 4 3/8 × 5 5/8 in. (11.1 × 14.3 cm)