Letter from J. A. Smith, American Express Company to Captain Harry S. Truman

Established 1841 Capital $18.000.000 (E-51-Nov.'i8) AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY NEW-YORK 65 Broadway LONDON 6 Haymarket, S W PARIS 11 rue Scribe 84 Queen Street, E. C 54 r. d. Petites-Ecuries FOREIGN DEPARTMENT LIVERPOOL. 31 James Street HAVRE 43 Quai d'Orléans SOUTHAMPTON 25 Oxford Street TOURS 8 Boulevard Béranger GLASGOW 3 West Nile Street MARSEILLES 9 rne Beauvau GENOA. 17 Piazza Nunziata BORDEAUX 3 Cours de Gourgue 11 RUE SCRIBE NAPIES Piazza dei Martiri ANTWERP 7 Quai Van Dyck ROME Piazza di Spagna COPENHAGEN 8 Holmens Kanal PARIS ROTTERDAM 26a Zuidblaak CHRISTIANIA 2 Dronningens gade STOCKHOLM 9 Blasieholmstorg BUENOS-AYRES - MANILA - HONG-KONG - SHANGHAI - YOKOHAMA Telegraphic Address : AMEXCO-PARIS Shipping and Banking Correspondents at all Principal Cities and Perts of the Commercial World Lieber's Code GENERAL FOREIGN AGENTS FOR Telephones. NEW-YORK CENTRAI. LINES Gutenberg 36-04 Central 87.40 (MERCHANTS DESPATCH se 36-27 80-87 CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY co. UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY SYSTEM 11 RuÉ SCRIBE, PARIS (IX.) January 2Ist I9I9 Rappeler cette référence, s.v.p. In your reply, please quote B.D.25 Captain Harry S TRUMAN I29th F 'ield Artillery Comm'dg. Battery "D" A.P.0. 743 AMERICAN E.F. Dear Sir, In reply to your letter of I2th inst. We beg tonadvise that we have credited your account with Frs 1.248,0I- We are returning herewith mandat poste for Frs : 25- as we are unable to have same cashed (issued to Francis Lester, and not indorsed). Further we are returning money order for $5- - which must be indorsed to the order of American Ex; ress Co by Elmer Walthall. Yours truly, AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY J.A. smith JM, Cashier