Betty Bouman to Jon Bouman

Title

Betty Bouman to Jon Bouman

Creator

Bouman, Elizabeth

Identifier

WWP23005

Date

1916 January 23

Description

Letter from Betty 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 the 23 1916

Dear Daddy,

We had such fun at baby Grundy's, the new baby is such a pet. After tea there was a lucky dip. We had lots of things. We dipped heaps of time. I wish I could see you again.

Love,
Betty

Original Format

Letter

To

Bouman, Jon Anthony

Files

http://resources.presidentwilson.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1916-01-23-a.pdf

Citation

Bouman, Elizabeth, “Betty Bouman to Jon Bouman,” 1916 January 23, WWP23005, Jon Anthony Bouman Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.