Mary Bouman to Jon Bouman

Title

Mary Bouman to Jon Bouman

Creator

Bouman, Mary

Identifier

WWP23003

Date

1916 January 9

Description

Letter from Mary Bouman to her father.

Source

Gift of William C. and Evelina Suhler

Subject

Correspondence

Contributor

Rachel Dark
Denise Montgomery

Language

English

Provenance

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.

Text

30 West Hill
Highgate N
Jan 9th, 1916

Dear Daddy,

I am going out for the first time tonight.

Mommie gave us some beautiful hats for our doll. The doctor is not coming again. I am glad you are getting on so well. Mother says I am sharing too much now.

Love and kiss from your loving Mary.

Original Format

Letter

To

Bouman, Jon Anthony

Files

http://resources.presidentwilson.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1916-01-09-b.pdf

Citation

Bouman, Mary, “Mary Bouman to Jon Bouman,” 1916 January 9, WWP23003, Jon Anthony Bouman Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.