Correspondence from Edward Stokes to Margaret Gibson Stokes

February 27, 1945

Correspondence from Edward Stokes to Margaret Gibson Stokes, stating how he waits for the day that he can return home to her, his wife. He also tells Mrs. Stokes that he has been writing letters to someone called "Robert," who she worried he was ignoring. Mrs. Gibson Stokes was the private secretary of Mrs. Frederick H. Prince of Marble House.

Correspondence written on military, "V-Mail," stationary. "V-Mail," or "Victory-Mail" was created by Eastman Kodak as a way of reducing postal cargo loads to soldiers overseas. The process involved photographing letters written on standard stationary onto microfilm, transporting the film, and then blowing up the images and printing them for the recipients.

American

paper

ink

8" X 10.75"

Purchased from Mrs. Doris Lotti, 2002

PSNCA.H.002.138