Jon Bouman to the Bouman Family
Title
Jon Bouman to the Bouman Family
Creator
Bouman, Jon Anthony, 1873-1958
Identifier
WWP23104
Date
1920 July 17
Description
Letter from Jon Bouman to his family.
Source
Gift of William C. and Evelina Suhler
Subject
Germany--History--1918-1933
Correspondence
Berlin, Germany
Contributor
Rachel Dark
Denise Montgomery
Austin Shifflett
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
July 17, 1920
Dearest;
Hooray! Word has just come from the London Office that Easterling will be starting for Berlin next week; that is, the week when you will receive this letter. Many lamentations from Enderis, who is afraid the new man will need a lot of training. We don’t know of course how much German he knows. I shall remain a couple of days after his arrival and meanwhile get my papers ready, which I hear is an awful business here. So I think this time you may be sure I shall be with you before the end of this month.
Your short note of the 12th arrived before your letter of the 10th with contributions from the babes which I was very glad of. I shall hold forth to them about these contributions when I get home, also about the photo which strangely reminded me of Crosse & Blackwell’s jam factory.
It is very hot today; I should think the hottest day of the year; I hope it will not be so baking the day I have to travel.
I think I will send postcards after this, and save the news for when I get home.
Dear love to all of yez, and kisses all round from
Thine,
Jack.
Jack.
Original Format
Letter
To
Bouman Family
Files
Collection
Citation
Bouman, Jon Anthony, 1873-1958, “Jon Bouman to the Bouman Family,” 1920 July 17, WWP23104, Jon Anthony Bouman Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.