Mary Bouman to Jon Bouman
Title
Mary Bouman to Jon Bouman
Creator
Bouman, Mary
Identifier
WWP23015
Date
1916 April 18
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.
April 18, 1916
My dear Daddy,
On Sunday we went down what we call Pigs Lane. There were nine or ten trees blown down there, huge trees. They filled the path. They even broke the iron fence. We had to be jumping over them. It was so jolly after the storm we had.
We have our holidays now. Bill eats still such a lot. Do not forget my Easter egg when we come over, Daddy.
I am
your
loving
daughter Mary
Highgate N.
April 18, 1916
My dear Daddy,
On Sunday we went down what we call Pigs Lane. There were nine or ten trees blown down there, huge trees. They filled the path. They even broke the iron fence. We had to be jumping over them. It was so jolly after the storm we had.
We have our holidays now. Bill eats still such a lot. Do not forget my Easter egg when we come over, Daddy.
I am
your
loving
daughter Mary
Original Format
Letter
To
Bouman, Jon Anthony
Files
Collection
Citation
Bouman, Mary, “Mary Bouman to Jon Bouman,” 1916 April 18, WWP23015, Jon Anthony Bouman Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.