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[Letter from V. W. B. Wales to Robert B. Wylie, April 6, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from V. W. B. Wales to Robert B. Wylie, April 6, 1944]

Letter from V. W. B. Wales to Robert B. Wylie, giving thanks for her performance with the McMurry Chanters and St. Paul Choir at (Camp Barkeley's?) Chapel No. 7.
Date: April 6, 1944
Creator: Wales, V. W. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from retired General Hamilton H. Howze to Captain William F. Gabella, September 6, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from retired General Hamilton H. Howze to Captain William F. Gabella, September 6, 1966]

Letter from retired General Hamilton H. Howze to Captain William F. Gabella congratulating the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter School on their 10th anniversary. On the back of the letter is a stamp giving the Boyce-Ditto Public Library's address.
Date: September 6, 1966
Creator: Howze, Hamilton H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, August 6, 1917] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, August 6, 1917]

A letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home describing his trip through New York City, New York in 1917. Clay tells about his going to plays and staying in different places, all while having virtually no money. This also contains the envelope in which the letter was delivered in.
Date: August 6, 1917
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, January 6, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Family, January 6, 1918]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his family back home concerning recent posting to Wye, England. Clay does not find this place to be very enjoyable, and he is upset that other pilots coming from the states are already commissioned and being sent to the front.
Date: January 6, 1918
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Sister-in-Law, February 6, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his Sister-in-Law, February 6, 1918]

Letter from Henry Clay, Jr. to his sister-in-law concerning his brother, her husband Ashton. He spends most of this letter essentially comforting her and telling her that flying is not anymore dangerous than any other branch.
Date: February 6, 1918
Creator: Clay, Henry, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Melda O'Dell to her Brother, December 6, 1894] (open access)

[Letter from Melda O'Dell to her Brother, December 6, 1894]

Letter from Melda O'Dell to her brother describing events over the last decade or two: "[1872] my son Thomas and daughter Mary both died." Furthermore, she went to Illinois to attend to World's Fair but "was sick all the time while there and came home without going."
Date: December 6, 1894
Creator: O'Dell, Melda
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Camilla Asplund to Cecil Nelin, September 6, 1988] (open access)

[Letter from Camilla Asplund to Cecil Nelin, September 6, 1988]

Letter from Camilla Asplund to Cecil Nelin discussing Carl J. Nelin's background and ancestry. Camilla is affiliated with the Swedish agency, SVAR.
Date: September 6, 1988
Creator: Asplund, Camilla
System: The Portal to Texas History