Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, relaying news of friends and family, discussing the last letter she had received from him, and how busy she is at her war job. Gertrude continues in her letter to describe the improvements she’s making to the house she’s renting.
Letter from Olive Legendre to her sister-in-law, Gertrude Legendre, thanking her for the Christmas gift, relays news of her children, and describing a party Morris recently threw during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, sharing news of family and friends suffering losses in the war and her visit with Charlie Baskerville.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, discussing the numbering of letters and why it makes sense, providing her with his address, describing the events of gunnery school as was told to him by his brother, Morris. Sidney continues in his letter to describe a movie we went to see, recounting a story about sticks of dynamite on his desk, and discussing mutual friends. Enclosed is a list of dates and the number of the corresponding letter.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, recounting the events that lead up to their eventual telephone call, discussing the business affairs of Medway Plantation, and relaying the attitudes of people in Hawaii regarding the war. Sidney continues in his letter to discuss news of their friends moving to Washington, D.C., informing her that the newspaper clippings she is enclosing in her letters are not arriving, and speculating over how nice it must have been for her to spend with her brother, Laddie.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, recounting the events of a Sunday off that he spent touring the island and going to the beach.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, lamenting the poor weather they had on his day off from the office, preventing him from going to the beach, and relaying his boredom with how routine his life has become.