Name/Title
PostcardEntry/Object ID
1996.005.01Scope and Content
Front: This 4.25 x 6 laminated postcard dates to 1916, per the stamp on the front. The ink stamp reads, "Norfolk, Va. March 29, 3 pm, 1916." The green seal at the upper right corner delineates the postcard's cost of five cents to send. The address, written in ink, reads, "Ms. B. Chinn, Alexandria, Va."
Back: The back of the postcard is blank, except for the message written in ink. Dating to March 29th, 1916, the message was signed by General John Mosby, CSA. The legible writing from the text reads, "Norfolk, Va. March 19th, I expect to come home from Washington by boat, not Sunday evening. My health is much impaired."
