Jon Bouman to the Bouman Family
Title
Jon Bouman to the Bouman Family
Creator
Bouman, Jon Anthony, 1873-1958
Identifier
WWP23138
Date
1927 August 12
Description
Letter from Jon Bouman to his family.
Source
Gift of William C. and Evelina Suhler
Subject
Germany--History--1918-1933
Correspondence
Transatlantic flights
Contributor
Rachel Dark
Denise Montgomery
Language
English
Requires
PROOFREADING
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
Friday,
Dearest;
I wanted to send you a cheque to reach you in time before you go to Walberswick but although I have had a German cheque in my pocket for days, I haven’t been able to get to the bank to cash it and buy a London cheque, so I think I will get the Office in London to send you pound 20 and I will reimburse them.
These transatlantic flying stunts are a great nuisance, we have two of them on our hands; Lochner has gone to Cologne, Enderis with another man to Dessau, all about flights, and it is all very nerve racking with all sorts of contradictory reports delays and again delays; I see it’s the same with Courtney, if they could only get off and have done with it instead of keeping everybody on tenterhooks; Enderis is almost off his head and gives himself nor anybody else any rest.
I went to the Tempelhof Field the other day, once the ex-Kaiser’s big parade ground, now what Croydon is to London, but much more conveniently situated to the centre of the town. Yesterday I also went to the Reichstag for the anniversary of the Constitution celebration; very impressive – there was Old Man Hindenburg, he is a fine old chap, a Field Marshall all over. In the evening there was a torchlight procession of 20000 people which was also a marvelous sight.
The fine weather which we have had since I came broke this morning with a terrific series of heavy downpours; I was glad I wasn’t out in it. It cleared up a bit afterwards and it is now a great deal cooler. You will be getting ready for going away; I hope everything is going smoothly and that you will have a happy time. I should like to get away too for awhile from this infernal fuss and racket. Enclosed is from Crouch, tear it up after you’ve read it.
Much love in haste to all,
Dac
Dearest;
I wanted to send you a cheque to reach you in time before you go to Walberswick but although I have had a German cheque in my pocket for days, I haven’t been able to get to the bank to cash it and buy a London cheque, so I think I will get the Office in London to send you pound 20 and I will reimburse them.
These transatlantic flying stunts are a great nuisance, we have two of them on our hands; Lochner has gone to Cologne, Enderis with another man to Dessau, all about flights, and it is all very nerve racking with all sorts of contradictory reports delays and again delays; I see it’s the same with Courtney, if they could only get off and have done with it instead of keeping everybody on tenterhooks; Enderis is almost off his head and gives himself nor anybody else any rest.
I went to the Tempelhof Field the other day, once the ex-Kaiser’s big parade ground, now what Croydon is to London, but much more conveniently situated to the centre of the town. Yesterday I also went to the Reichstag for the anniversary of the Constitution celebration; very impressive – there was Old Man Hindenburg, he is a fine old chap, a Field Marshall all over. In the evening there was a torchlight procession of 20000 people which was also a marvelous sight.
The fine weather which we have had since I came broke this morning with a terrific series of heavy downpours; I was glad I wasn’t out in it. It cleared up a bit afterwards and it is now a great deal cooler. You will be getting ready for going away; I hope everything is going smoothly and that you will have a happy time. I should like to get away too for awhile from this infernal fuss and racket. Enclosed is from Crouch, tear it up after you’ve read it.
Much love in haste to all,
Dac
Original Format
Letter
To
Bouman Family
Files
Collection
Citation
Bouman, Jon Anthony, 1873-1958, “Jon Bouman to the Bouman Family,” 1927 August 12, WWP23138, Jon Anthony Bouman Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.