NARA Collection hst-mgw — Collection hst-mgw

This is an invitation to the christening of the USS Missouri, . Mrs. D. W. Wallace's granddaughter, Margaret Truman, christened the ship and served as its sponsor.

In this letter to her daughter, Elizabeth E. Gates writes about getting a silver cup as a gift for her as-yet-unnamed great-granddaughter, Margaret Truman.

This parole is for the great uncle of First Lady Bess Wallace Truman who served in the Army of the Confederate States of America as First Lieutenant of a Cavalry Regiment from Missouri. Jonathan S. Wallace was taken as prisoner of war and received his parole in Shreveport, Louisana.This parole is for the great uncle of First Lady Bess Wallace Truman who served in the Army of the Confederate States of America as First Lieutenant of a Cavalry Regiment from Missouri. Jonathan S. Wallace was taken as prisoner of war and received his parole in Shreveport, Louisana.