Rozelle, Vineyard, Thacher, & Boys letter - October 26, 1918
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Kansas City [Missouri] October 26th 1918 Dear Sir:- You were kind enough to show your interest in Captain John H. Thacher and Battery D, 129th Field Artillery, last spring by being one of the contributors to the mess fund for that battery. This Kansas City battery has been in the very front presumably in the Argonne Forest. We knew you would by interested in the enclosed excerpts from some of Captain Thacher’s letters. One other favor we are asking of you, that is that you write a letter to Captain John H. Thacher 129th Field Artillery 35th Division American Expeditionary Forces on the day of 19 telling him all the good news, gossip, etc, etc, that you can command. By this plan he will receive letters regularly from this date and we are sure he will call you blessed for your thoughtfulness. Yours very truly, Rozzelle Vineyard Thacher & Boys Note: See Kansas City Star [October] 27th 1918 Page B1 for location of 35th Division. (These were Mr. Thatcher’s law partners and several of the enclosed letters were addressed to them as: “Dear Pards”) Edith Thacher Hurd
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Letter from John H. Thacher's law partners Rozelle, Vineyard, & Boys. They wrote this letter to an unknown recipient asking them to send letters to Thacher while he served overseas. Before the war, Thacher worked as an attorney with the firm Rozelle, Vineyard, Thacher, and Boys. He served on the Mexican Border and was later drafted into the Federal Army as Captain of the 129th Field Artillery. After Harry S. Truman took command of the 129th Field Artillery, Thacher was appointed adjutant of the 1st Battalion of the 129th Field Artillery , and later assumed command of the 110th Ammunition Train of the 35th Division.
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| Title | Rozelle, Vineyard, Thacher, & Boys letter - October 26, 1918 |
| Creator | Rozelle, Vineyard, Thacher, & Boys |
| Source | Rozelle, Vineyard, Thacher, & Boys. Letter. 26 October 1918. John H. Thacher Papers. Harry S. Truman Library and Museum, Independence, Missouri. |
| Description | Letter from John H. Thacher's law partners Rozelle, Vineyard, & Boys. They wrote this letter to an unknown recipient asking them to send letters to Thacher while he served overseas. Before the war, Thacher worked as an attorney with the firm Rozelle, Vineyard, Thacher, and Boys. He served on the Mexican Border and was later drafted into the Federal Army as Captain of the 129th Field Artillery. After Harry S. Truman took command of the 129th Field Artillery, Thacher was appointed adjutant of the 1st Battalion of the 129th Field Artillery , and later assumed command of the 110th Ammunition Train of the 35th Division. |
| Contributing Institution | Harry S. Truman Library and Museum |
| Rights | Documents in this file are in the public domain. |
| Date Original | October 26, 1918 |
| Language | English |