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This handwritten letter, dated February 14, 1944, is written from W. N. Bogan at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia to his mother, Catherine F. Bogan in West Point, Mississippi. The letter thanks her for the fudge she sent to him and describes the dance he attended in Fredericksburg and his visit with family friends there. The letter is signed "Devotedly, Son." The envelope is postmarked Lexington, Virginia February 1944 and the postage is designated as "free."

Publication Date

2-14-1944

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

World War II, 1939-1954; Correspondence; Military training camps

Keywords

Through the Lines: Letters From the Homefront, 1917-1945

Geographic Location

Lexington, (Va.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

Correspondence: 4 leaves

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-693_1944-02-14_Letter_0001u

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Manuscripts Division, Bogan (William Neill, Jr.) Papers, Box 1, Folder 18-19

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

MFM_MSS-693_1944-02-14_Letter_0001u

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Letter,  W. N. (William Neill) Bogan, Jr. to His Mother, Catherine F. Bogan, February 14, 1944
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