Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, regarding the end of the war, the events of Victory in Japan Day (VJ Day), and his new responsibility of handing out awards for the Navy.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, lamenting her captivity in Europe, detailing business affairs of Medway Plantation, and describing a party he is attending that evening. This letter was written to Gertrude when she was a prisoner of war in Europe and was likely to have been received in the package that was given to her upon her escape and return to the continental United States.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, regarding the news he has heard of his sister and brother-in-law, Jane Sanford Pansa and Mario Pansa, discussing the business aspects of running Medway Plantation, and praising their family friend, Polly, for how generous she is to their family. This letter was written to Gertrude when she was a prisoner of war in Europe and was likely to have been received in the package that was given to her upon her escape and return to the continental United States.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, explaining why he does not want to go shooting during the war, reminiscing on shooting trips they had on Medway Plantation, and discussing the Medway Plantation horses. Sidney continues in his letter to describe a dinner he had with a friend of theirs and discuss a letter he had received from Gertrude’s sister, Sarah Jane Pansa.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, describing the island, an event he attended at a house reserved for the use of Naval officers, and a house belonging to the Vanderbilt’s that is for sale.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, describing a day he spent driving a tank with friends, swimming at the Outrigger beach club, and a show put on by the best swimmers and divers in the United States that had been recruited into the military. Sidney continues in his letter to ask her about a girl they had met previously in New York that he had recently become reacquainted with in Hawaii. This letter was written to Gertrude when she was a prisoner of war in Europe and was likely to have been received in the package that was given to her upon her escape and return to the continental United States.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his brother, Armant Legendre, discussing a possible visit to see him in New Orleans sometime in the winter and lament how much work Medway Plantation is to keep up.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding a scheme to join him in Hawaii and telling him of a party she attended, amongst other social activities.
