Agnes B. Tedcastle to Woodrow Wilson
Title
Agnes B. Tedcastle to Woodrow Wilson
Creator
Tedcastle, Agnes B.
Identifier
WWP25551
Date
1918 November 26
Description
Wife of a good friend tells President Wilson about her friend who lost a son in the war.
Source
Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
World War, 1914-1918
Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920)
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Correspondence
Contributor
Danna Faulds
Relation
WWP25552
Language
English
Provenance
Document scan was taken from Library of Congress microfilm reel of the Wilson Papers. WWPL volunteers transcribed the text.
Text
My dear friend &
Mr. President:-
I feel impelled to write & tell you that Arthur & I are so glad that you & Mrs. Wilson are going to France on that very necessary & important mission. He who know you best realize that all things possible will there be done for the safety of the coming generations. I am also taking the liberty of telling you about a fine young boy who enlisted at the very first word from you, last April, 1917. He was twice turned down because of an injured foot & then allowed to go into the 167th Inf. Machine Gun Co., 42nd Division, Rainbows. He was at Ourcq, Hill 212, Sergy & Leringes, fighting against the “Fourth Prussian Guards” - Chateau Thierry, the Meuse, & finally Argonne Forest. He fell in action Oct 17, 1918, as officially reported from Washington. Strange to say, his father was providentially led to go & make him a visit, (he, too, altho nearly 50 yrs. old, had volunteered in Engineer’s Corps) early in October, when one the Garrison was resting.
And so, the parents of this their only child will have the blessing of a late message from the boy’s own lips. After this visit, the father wrote the boy’s mother, “Whatever happens we can feel assured our boy performed his duty to his country like a true American.” If you have a moment to spare, could you write that mother a short note for she is one who cares much for your opinion, & is so fine & brave in her terrible bereavement? That she is my “twin” first cousin need not make this suggestion a burden to you, dear Mr. President, but I thought you might like to know that Haisley’s Lieutenant told his father he stood by his gun like a veteran. The boy was scarce 22 when he fell, & had shouldered a gun since he was 10. The mother’s address is
Mrs. LC Lynch
700 W. Main St.
Gainesville, Florida
Young gunner’s name
William Haisley Lynch of Gainesville, Fla.
Please accept our affectionate regards for you both, now & always.
Yours most sincerely,
Agnes Beville Tedcastle.
Mr. President:-
I feel impelled to write & tell you that Arthur & I are so glad that you & Mrs. Wilson are going to France on that very necessary & important mission. He who know you best realize that all things possible will there be done for the safety of the coming generations. I am also taking the liberty of telling you about a fine young boy who enlisted at the very first word from you, last April, 1917. He was twice turned down because of an injured foot & then allowed to go into the 167th Inf. Machine Gun Co., 42nd Division, Rainbows. He was at Ourcq, Hill 212, Sergy & Leringes, fighting against the “Fourth Prussian Guards” - Chateau Thierry, the Meuse, & finally Argonne Forest. He fell in action Oct 17, 1918, as officially reported from Washington. Strange to say, his father was providentially led to go & make him a visit, (he, too, altho nearly 50 yrs. old, had volunteered in Engineer’s Corps) early in October, when one the Garrison was resting.
And so, the parents of this their only child will have the blessing of a late message from the boy’s own lips. After this visit, the father wrote the boy’s mother, “Whatever happens we can feel assured our boy performed his duty to his country like a true American.” If you have a moment to spare, could you write that mother a short note for she is one who cares much for your opinion, & is so fine & brave in her terrible bereavement? That she is my “twin” first cousin need not make this suggestion a burden to you, dear Mr. President, but I thought you might like to know that Haisley’s Lieutenant told his father he stood by his gun like a veteran. The boy was scarce 22 when he fell, & had shouldered a gun since he was 10. The mother’s address is
Mrs. LC Lynch
700 W. Main St.
Gainesville, Florida
Young gunner’s name
William Haisley Lynch of Gainesville, Fla.
Please accept our affectionate regards for you both, now & always.
Yours most sincerely,
Agnes Beville Tedcastle.
Original Format
Letter
To
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Files
Collection
Citation
Tedcastle, Agnes B., “Agnes B. Tedcastle to Woodrow Wilson,” 1918 November 26, WWP25551, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.