[Letter from William Orthman to his wife, written while stationed in Shanghai, China, January 30, 1946]

Letter from William Orthman to his wife, written while stationed in Shanghai, China, January 30, 1946. Discusses a cocktail party that he and two other officers attended at his stenographer's house and presents some of the awkward interactions that occurred as a comedic "playlette." Also discusses his thoughts on the decline of colonialism and notes that he is mailing a package containing a fragile figurine. Six typed pages.