Hopkins, Lawrence L. (fl. 1918-1919) to Mrs. A.W. Hopkins
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07810.028 Author/Creator: Hopkins, Lawrence L. (fl. 1918-1919) Place Written: France Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 2 September 1918 Pagination: 1 aerogramme : address ; 17 x 27.25 cm. Order a Copy
Tells his mother he is still healthy and getting increasingly busy. Discusses the local conditions and reports having seen friends from home. Wonders why he hasn't received any mail. Written on a YMCA aerogramme. An aerogramme consists of a blank sheet of paper with folding instructions and adhesive flaps that becomes its own envelope, and carries prepaid postage at the international airmail letter rate.
Private Hopkins was in Company F, 305th Engineers, American Expeditionary Forces. Harold Hopkins is his brother.
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