Jon Bouman to the Bouman Family

Jon Bouman to the Bouman Family

Bouman, Jon Anthony, 1873-1958

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1919 December 16

Letter from Jon Bouman to his family.

Gift of William C. and Evelina Suhler

Correspondence

Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920)

Rachel Dark

Denise Montgomery

Austin Shifflett

English

Evelina Suhler is the granddaughter of Jon Anthony Bouman and inherited the family collection of his letters from the years of World War I. She and her husband gave the letters to the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum in 2013.

Dec. 16, 1919

Dearest;

   Tis settled! I am coming home for good, to be in the London office, and I shall probably arrive on Xmas eve, as I have a lot of settling up to do. Meanwhile, here is the cheque for £40; I hope there is enough to pay the rent, and the Xmas cheer.

   I saw Mr. Stone this morning, and he said as I wanted to be in London, and the New York office also wanted me to be in London, he didn’t see why I shouldn’t go to London. Mr. Roberts said he wouldn’t know what to do without me, and so on and so forth.

   I don’t know exactly yet what I am expected to do, nor how the Jones affair was settled, but I shall know that soon enough: it suffices for the moment that I shall be beside you in 8 days time!

   No more now, as I am frightfully busy,
with love to all, and you don't know
what I've got in my bag. ha ha!

                         
Thine
Jack.

Just drop me a
line to say you’ve
got cheque O.K.

Letter

Bouman Family