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Original WWII-era family letter with its mailing envelope, sent January 11, 1943 by attorney William R. Dennison of Washington, Pa. to his son and daughter-in-law, Ensign and Mrs. William R. Dennison, Jr., at 23 State Circle, Annapolis, Md. Typed on Dennison's printed letterhead (506-7 Washington Trust Building) and signed "Dad"; the envelope bears his corner card, a 3c purple Win the War stamp and a Washington, Pa. Jan 11 1943 machine cancel. Envelope about 6.5 x 3.8 inches. Condition: letter has mailing folds and light toning; envelope has light soiling and an opened edge.
The letter tells the couple that Judge Robert Burnside has died and is to be buried that day, and urges his son to write Mrs. Burnside, recalling that the judge called him the most outstanding of the young men at the Bar and had helped him with a letter when he was trying to get into the Navy. It adds home news: Mother's bad cold, church, and a call from Bill Baker passing through from Beaver after his father's funeral.
A personal Washington County, Pennsylvania wartime letter with named people, the local bar and a young Navy officer, kept together with its original cover.
The letter tells the couple that Judge Robert Burnside has died and is to be buried that day, and urges his son to write Mrs. Burnside, recalling that the judge called him the most outstanding of the young men at the Bar and had helped him with a letter when he was trying to get into the Navy. It adds home news: Mother's bad cold, church, and a call from Bill Baker passing through from Beaver after his father's funeral.
A personal Washington County, Pennsylvania wartime letter with named people, the local bar and a young Navy officer, kept together with its original cover.