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Oct 1, 1917 letter page #1Entry/Object ID
2024.1007.34.1Description
Letter dated October 1, 1917 (Oct. 1, 1917) and addressed to Mary. Letter written in this order: right side of front page, back of page lengthwise, then the left side of the front page.Context
Battleship Texas ran aground on Block Island on September 28, 1917. She underwent repairs in New York Navy Yard and departed for Scapa Flow on January 30, 1918.
John Lamson was a MM1c on Battleship Texas from May 1917 to June 1919. Throughout his time on Texas, he sent a letter to his family at least once a week, often more. Longer stretches of absence are explained either by movement across the Atlantic, or with the Grand Fleet.
Battleship Texas had her own post office. All mail passed through a censor before leaving the ship. Once the package is checked, it was stamped with a “U.S.S. TEXAS” stamp. If in a port, mail could carry the markers of the post office on shore.Collection
Historical Collections, Collection (John F. Lamson)Lexicon
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Category 08: Communication Objects
