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[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, December 23, 1917] (Item)

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 Kaiser) performed at show. Five handwritten pages on Young Men's Christian Association stationery, one typed page, and envelope.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 23, 1917] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 23, 1917. Discusses personal and social news, describes going out to a show and dinner and visiting a female cousin, [first name unreadable] Holyoke. Mentions that there are thousands of soldiers on Long Island, waiting to cross the pond. Five handwritten pages on Hotel McAlpin stationery.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, December 13, 1917] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, December 13, 1917. Written while on-board a steamship; discusses briefly new duties as a lieutenant and describes personal and social news. Six handwritten pages with envelope.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 17, 1917] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 17, 1917. Acknowledges receipt of book and helmet, discusses personal news, and briefly mentions being the Assistant Officer of the Day. Two handwritten pages on Young Men's Christian Association stationery with envelope.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, December 29, 1917] (Item)

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 stationery with envelope.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 20, 1917] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 20, 1917. Advises that he received orders to report to Garden City, Long Island (New York), briefly discusses personal news. Two handwritten pages on Young Men's Christian Association stationery.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 6, 1917] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 6, 1917. Discusses passing his RMA tests and his father's visit witnessing the tests. Three handwritten pages on Young Men's Christian Association stationery with envelope.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 28, 1917] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, November 28, 1917. Discusses the arrival of his commission and officially being a first lieutenant. Five handwritten pages on Young Men's Christian Association stationery.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, March 11, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, March 11, 1918. Talks about receiving Christmas packages from home, including a set of Paris garters, discusses visit with Keith, advises the wearable remembrance that Carmelite sent has not yet arrived, and discusses the primary election at home and wonders if his father will win. Also notes that the men have just set their watches…

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, February 27, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, February 27, 1918. Discusses various personal and social news and mentions that he feels that [movie] producers in the States will have to exert their facilities to the utmost to produce thrills after this war. "A fellow can see enough in real life without looking at the screen." Five handwritten pages on Young Men's Christian…