Letter from H.C. Houlihan to Lottie Hewitt - January 6, 1919
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[Treasury Department letterhead] [January] 6 1919 In re: C-64111 Mrs. Lottie Hewitt, 3232 Jefferson Ave., Kansas City, [Missouri]. You are hereby notified that you were named as a beneficiary of insurance in the amount of $10,000 issued by the United States Government to your Brother, Clyde Charles Chilson, Corp Batty B who died on the 16 day of [October] 1918 Enclosed you will find a blank form of affidavit which you will kindly fill in, and execute before a notary public, commissioner of deeds or any other person authorized by law to administer an oath and return the same to this Bureau in the enclosed envelope which needs no postage. Your signature must be witnessed by two persons who must sign their names and affix their addresses in the place provided for the same on the affidavit. You will note at the bottom of the affidavit the penalty as provided by the Act of October 6, 1917. Very truly yours, H.C. Houlihan, Acting Deputy Commissioner of Compensation. Per T.V. BB Form 55
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| Title | Letter from H.C. Houlihan to Lottie Hewitt - January 6, 1919 |
| Creator | Houlihan, H.C. |
| Source | Houlihan, H.C. Letter to Lottie Hewitt. 06 January 1919. Clyde C. Chilson Collection, 1917-1919. 1977.13. The National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Letter from the Acting Deputy Commissioner of Compensation, H.C. Houlihan, to Mrs. Lottie Hewitt, the sister of the late Clyde Chilson. The letter informs her how to acquire $10,000 insurance. Clyde Chilson died on October 16, 1918 during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. He served with Battery B, 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division. |
| Subject LCSH | War risk insurance |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | 1977.13 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Date Original | January 6, 1919 |
| Language | English |