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Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, December 21, 1918. Notes he is in Germany and discusses personal and social news. Three handwritten pages with envelope.

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, December 23, 1917. Discusses life on board ship, social and leisure activities, including a minstrel show and singing acts. Includes a sheet with lyrics to one of the songs (Canning the…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, December 29, 1917. Advises of arrival in France, mentions getting along very nicely with the language, and brief personal regards. One handwritten page on Young Men's Christian Association…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, December 29, 1918. Discusses personal and social news. Three handwritten pages with envelope.

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, December 3, 1917. Advises that he received orders tonight to pack up all things and be ready to go at a moment's notice. "I don't know where I am going but I am on the way." Mentions…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, December 8, 1918. Discusses being offered three choices: "go into the regular army with the rank I now hold [1st Lieutenant], go into the reserve with an increase of rank or go home and…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, February 14, 1914 [likely misdated and should be 1918]. Shares an original poem that Wilbur wrote for Carmelite for Valentine's Day. Three handwritten pages on Young Men's Christian…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, February 16, 1918. Mentions he is visiting his friend Keith and notes his location as now stationed between Neufchateau (France) and Gondrecourt (-le-Chateau, France). One handwritten page…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, February 19, 1918. Acknowledges receipt of letter from Carmelite, three months after it was sent. Briefly discusses visit with Keith (friend) and other various personal and social news.…

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, February 21, 1918. Relates a dream in which Wilbur was granted a furlough and tried to visit Carmelite only to find she had married someone else so he returned to France. Two handwritten…