Charles Stevenson letter to Grandma - November 1, 1917
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Camp Funston Thursday - [November 1, 1917] My Dear Grandma: Still under quarantine, but the danger is mostly over now, altho we will all be under quarantine
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The Grant whom you located at 75th and State Line is not the one. This fellow is about thirty years old -; he is connected with the Southland Investment Company; his father is the Grant Grain Company in the Board of Trade; both live together with Mrs. Grant, his mother at 61st and [Pennsylvania] - in one of the neatest bungalows I ever saw. The shirt was fine. I have but two of these. At present that suffices. I cannot understand the reason for Mrs. Leavel wanting our address, altho I guess it
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If I get hold of some paste by Sunday I
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| Title | Charles Stevenson letter to Grandma - November 1, 1917 |
| Creator | Stevenson, Charles |
| Source | Stevenson, Charles. Letter to Grandma. 01 November 1917. Stevenson, Charles S. Collection. 1979.24; 1982.202. National World War I Museum, Kansas City, Missouri. |
| Description | Charles Stevenson wrote to his Grandma and told her he was going to try for the new Officer's Training Camp. Stevenson enlisted in Kansas City, Missouri and became attached to Company A, 314th Engineers at Camp Funston, Kansas. Stevenson was shipped overseas on June 12, 1918 where he remained for the duration of the war. He arrived back in the United States on May 26, 1919. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Military life--United States; Camp Funston (Kan.); United States. Army. Officers' Training Camp; Quarantine |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | 1979.24; 1982.202 |
| Contributing Institution | National World War I Museum and Memorial |
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| Date Original | November 1, 1917 |
| Language | English |