Condolence notes sent to Florence Miller, Hoboken, Apr.-June, 1919 on the death of her fiance, Allan W. Moore.

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Hoboken Historical Museum

letter 1: Stack, Hoboken, April 15, 1919

letter 1: Stack, Hoboken, April 15, 1919

Name/Title

Condolence notes sent to Florence Miller, Hoboken, Apr.-June, 1919 on the death of her fiance, Allan W. Moore.

Entry/Object ID

2009.016.0014

Scope and Content

Letters of condolence sent to Florence G. Miller, 716 Bloomfield Street, Hoboken, April-June, 1919, on the death of her fiance, Allan W. Moore. Various formats and dates. Six detailed dated items plus 2 undated pieces. Not transcribed. Moore died ca. Sunday, April 10, 1919 in Hoboken. Letter 1: note paper; from Stack, no address, Hoboken, April 15, 1919. Letter 2: note paper, single folio, 2 pages used; from A.C. Marion Campbell, 702 Hudson St., Hoboken, April 15, 1919. Letter 3: note paper, single folio, 3 pages used, with envelope: from Martin G. Henley, 216 Chestnut St., Mt. Carmel, Ill. April 22, 1919. Letter 4, plain notecard, front & back: from Elizabeth Josselyn Howard, 305 Hudson St., Hoboken, April 29, 1919. Plus enclosure referred to in text: religious note card, "Christ Among the Liilies." Letter 5, note paper, single folio, 4 pages used, with envelope (used for dating this item): from Helen T. Reilly, 319 Curland Ave., Harrison, N.J., postmarked May 7, 1919. Letter 6, two pages on printed letterhead - Knights of Columbus Overseas Service On Active Duty with American Expeditionary Forces, with envelope: from Chaplain Joseph M. Kelly, 59th Pioneer Infantry, A.E.F.; Army Post Office - Joirville A. Pont, [Paris], June 2, 1919. States in text that he is living in a tent in the "pretty" Joirville A. Pont section and they are concerned with building "Pershing Stadium." Plus two undated items, one on note card (dated "Monday" which actually could be the earliest of these condolences as he apparently died on Sunday, April 10, 1919) that includes a reference to the deceased's mother, "Mrs. [Annie E.] Moore," and signed "Ceil" and the other on note paper from a "Lois H. Bird" of Rosemont, Pa. These items are from the papers of Florence Miller and her family.

Acquisition

Accession

2009.016

Source or Donor

Tramer, Charles J. & Balogh, Frank

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Charles J. Tramer & Frank Balogh.

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1919 - 1919

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1919 Date(s): 1919-1919

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2009-05-15