Letter

Letter to James Searle from an unknown 1935

Letter to James Searle from an unknown 1935

Name/Title

Letter

Entry/Object ID

2015.026.0034

Scope and Content

Letter dated July 12, 1935 to James J. Searle from some with a name that is indecipherable; Dear Jim, With much pleasure I beg to offer you my congratulations on your four score (80th) anniversary. At St. Augustines Benicia I think we first met. I was prealliste II P.I. R. R. (private in rear rank) aged 9 and you were Corporal Jim aged 15 and that was 65 years ago in 1871. Long may you waive, Regards & Affection ? written in pencil on newsprint, 5-1/2" x 8-1/2"

Collection

Benicia Historical Museum Collection