Letter from Harry S. Truman to Bess Wallace
Harry S. Truman's letter includes references to the deadly influenza epidemic that followed World War I. He expresses his relief that Bess has recovered from the flu, and tells her that he has carried her picture (the one she sent him at Camp Doniphan) with him throughout the...
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OCR Page 1 of 7Knights of Columbus
OVERSEAS SERVICE
ON ACTIVE SERVICE WITH
AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES
A.P.O. Camp La Beholle
Near Veedine
DATE Jan 21 1919
Dear Bess:-
grand letter of Dec n came
of course I was as happy as a kid
mtl a fonton. Dam so glad hada a happy
and hope that the will he an
white H is a good amen I'm sine
un heard of aihment from this time fourand.
you point is well taken regarding the furniture
spellit). It would of cause he essential to pro-
in my room at the Hotel Meditenanner (can't
hide either a place to eat or a range I am
very sine that It shouldn't have orilooked a
rital point like that even if I am thinded
by Eas my experiences to date have taught
me most emphateally that it is very
very essential that food he provided m
plentiful quantities seen if clothing has to k
have been pretty close to nature atraidas
oth booked some times. Some of my men
times as to clothes but if there happened to le
plenty of roast leaf and taked team it was
Terms
Subject
Wallace, Fred, 1900-1957
Truman, Mary Jane, 1889-1978
Truman, Martha Ellen, 1852-1947
Wallace, May (Mary Frances), 1894-
Wallace, Madge Gates, 1862-1952
Wallace, Frank Gates, 1887-1960
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Wallace, George Porterfield, 1892-1963
Wallace, Natalie Ott, 1891-1960
Berry, Lucien Grant, 1863-1937
Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937
Food
Influenza
Peace conferences