Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, encouraging her to take one day off a week from her job, discussing a possible coordination of their leave, and describing what he thinks the children are doing at the beach. Sidney continues in his letter to recount the events of a dinner they had with Armant and some of the ships officers and relaying a story of how they almost lost their car to the sea as a result of Morris not applying the parking brake.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, telling her of their move into a larger apartment, lamenting the lack of their Medway Plantation staff to help him, and describing the consequences of swimming in the water off the coast of Hawaii, which is currently covered in oil. Sidney continues in his letter to relay the news of the war that he read in Time magazine and deliver news of family members.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, relaying news of their friends and family and describing the climate of London, England.
Letter from Gertrude Legendre to her husband, Sidney Legendre, regarding a spaniel she saw at a golf course, news of various friends, and her social activities. The letter includes a sketch of a matching bracelet and clip she had recently purchased.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, describing the morning off he spent riding a horse around the Hawaiian island on which he’s stationed and reminiscing on times they had spent riding together on Medway Plantation. Sidney continues in his letter to describe the rest of his day spent at the beach and writing to her while enjoying the weather from the porch of their apartment.
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 Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, describing the tasks of the day, Morris’s pursuit of a missing package, and their new apartment.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, relaying one man’s opinion regarding the war, teasing Armant for his lack of skill in tennis and surfing, and describing his failed attempt to learn how to ride a motorcycle.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, describing what it was like to share the apartment with his two older brothers, Armant and Morris, the orders they gave him, and praising her description of a duchess in her last letter. Sidney continues in his letter to speculate how they will live after the war, lament that she has not been playing golf, and attempting to dissuade her from her idea to get a dog.
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, relaying the bad news that she has lost a pin of three gold fishes that he had given her, informing him of her trip to the continent soon, and an upcoming trip to hunt birds with friends in the country.
Letter from Landine Legendre to her father, Sidney Legendre, asking him about his life in Hawaii, informing him of her daily routine and her Easter holiday.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, discussing the issues they are having with the children’s governess, Miss Evans, describing the severe sunburn he received from laying on the roof of their apartment house, and recounting the story of a New Orleans cousin of their showing up in Hawaii. Sidney continues in his letter to describe the types of exercise they do and their attempts to decorate the apartment house.
Letter from Sidney Legendre to his wife, Gertrude Legendre, regarding the plants he is attempting to grow and the furnishing of the apartment house he and Morris purchased. Sidney continues in his letter to describe a lunch he had with an admiral on a Navy ship and a friend they had come to visit he and Morris.
