Stouffer, E.M., Mrs., (fl. 1943-1945) to Leonard Eugene Graeff
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09611.094.01 Author/Creator: Stouffer, E.M., Mrs., (fl. 1943-1945) Place Written: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 September 1943 Pagination: 2p. : envelope ; 26.5 x 18.2 cm. Order a Copy
One letter from Mrs. E.M. Stouffer to Leonard Eugene Graeff dated September 273, 1943. Mrs. Stouffer starts her letter by relaying her excitement to receive Leonard's letters. She mentions getting tickets to see a "Soldier Show at the Forum next week." She tells Leonard, "Do not worry to much about your mother...she seemed really O.K. to me." She writes, "Gee I miss all you boys so much I wouldn't care if you tore the house down if you were all here again my you are all scattered over this old earth who would ever of thought it three years ago." In her postscript she asks "How do you like this classy paper" Signed "Mrs. Stouffer." Letter is contained in an envelope with an image of a military pilot handing of a letter to a paratrooper, a text bubble reads "High-ho Here's a Letter For" and leads into the Leonard's address. The header of the letter has an image of U.S. military men chasing Hitler, Hideki Tojo, and Mussolini. Text above the image reads "KEEP 'EM RUNNING." The footer reveals an image of a US soldier next to an explosion on the map of Europe and the leaders of the axis powers flying off. Text above the image reads "RIGHT OFF THE MAP!"
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