Letter from Penrose Vass Stout, stationed in France, to his cousin, Kate Waller Chambers, in Bronxville, New York.
During World War I Stout was a pilot, eventually serving as a lieutenant in the 27th Aero Squadron, First Pursuit Group. In this letter he describes the Christmas gift he sent to Chambers, a paper knife (similar to a letter opener) made from a piece of broken propeller. Although he had hoped to make...
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During World War I Stout was a pilot, eventually serving as a lieutenant in the 27th Aero Squadron, First Pursuit Group. In this letter he describes the Christmas gift he sent to Chambers, a paper knife (similar to a letter opener) made from a piece of broken propeller. Although he had hoped to make the paper knife of wood from a plane that he wrecked, the wood came from a friend's plane instead: "For a long time I deferred having it made until I had a smosh of my own, but I have had to give it up as a bad job since it doesn't look as though I was going to have a smosh (say I rapping on wood the mean while)." |
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Q0000075688 - Q0000075690Q75688 - Q75690Letter from Penrose Vass Stout, stationed in France, to his cousin, Kate Waller Chambers, in Bronxville, New York.During World War I Stout was a pilot, eventually serving as a lieutenant in the 27th Aero Squadron, First Pursuit Group. In this letter he describes the Christmas gift he sent to Chambers, a paper knife (similar to a letter opener) made from a piece of broken propeller. Although he had hoped to make the paper knife of wood from a plane that he wrecked, the wood came from a friend's plane instead: "For a long time I deferred having it made until I had a smosh of my own, but I have had to give it up as a bad job since it doesn't look as though I was going to have a smosh (say I rapping on wood the mean while)."1918 January 171918-01-171910-1919Chambers, Kate Waller; Stout, Penrose Vass, 1887-1934; World War, 1914-1918--Military personnelTextCorrespondenceStout, Penrose VassPenrose Vass Stout papersMSS45, Box PR563v36856Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/6561 |
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