Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding her social activities in London, England, a day she spent golfing with friends in the country, shortages of items in the city, and relaying news of their friends.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding the length of the war, the pain of being apart, and reminiscing on their adventures with their dog, Clippy.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, regarding how the Navy will still not allow her to join him in Hawaii, describing the difficulties to keep a cook in their apartment house and the improvements they are making to the building.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, relaying the events of his Sunday off from work spent at the beach and his thoughts on how they should spend their days after the war.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, lamenting the difficulties they are having with the mail, discusses the bravery of the Marines in the Tarawa battle, and lapses into a description of the island.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, describing their attempts to redecorate their pent house apartment and the decorator that Morris has hired to decorate. Sidney continues in his letter to tell her of how he fell in the bathroom and cracked 2 of his ribs.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding their plans to try to meet in New York while on leave in September and for when they should quit their respective jobs. Gertrude goes on to describe a relaxing weekend she had in the country with friends.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding the “buzz bombs” of London, England, her low spirits because of the London gloom, and her social life.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, describing a trip to the doctor he and his brothers, Morris and Armant, made to have physicals done, reminiscing on a time when they were in Antibes, and describing his day.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding a dinner party she helped throw for generals and colonels and other social events she has attended.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding their plans to try to meet in New York while on leave in September, “buzz bombs,” and her social life.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, lamenting the difficulties in obtaining leave, describing the changes they are making to the apartment house he and Morris purchased in Hawaii, and discussing his feelings on how much children should know about the war. Sidney continues in his letter to discuss plans for his upcoming leave and ask if she will be able to coordinate her leave so they can spend some time together.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, regarding cooking on rations, lamenting the inconsistency of war news, and relaying his plans for when the war is over. Sidney continues in his letter to describe his exercises, discuss business affairs of Medway Plantation, speculate as to when the war will end, and relay a story about a cat attaching himself to a couple of guards.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, relaying news he had of their friends, reminiscing on a duck hunt they had one year, and describing the events of an evening they had with friends visiting. Sidney continues in his letter to describe a day they spent playing tennis with their guests and recounting the contents of a letter he recently received from their daughter, Landine.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, expressing his concern for her safety during the bombings of London, England, recounting stories of their attempts to run the apartment house, and his adventures trying to find out what happened to her missing Christmas present. Sidney continues in his letter to describe clothes in the store windows of Hawaii that he knows she will love and speculate what their lives will be like after the war.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, describing a “buzz bomb” raid and a weekend she spent golfing with friends in the country.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding the progress of the European campaign, her experiences in London, and the Christmas holiday.
