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[Letter from Martha Virginia Carswell to T. N. Carswell]

A letter written to Uncle Norwood [T. N. Carswell] from Martha Virginia Carswell, Homerville, Georgia, dated August 8, 1944. Martha Carswell advises that she has decided to go into the U. S. Nursing Corps and asks if he thinks it a wise thing to do. She advises that her mother wants for her to do so but that her father does not and that he has always treated her mother, herself and all of the children "terrible". Two postscripts address her guilt regarding her hatred.

Date: August 8, 1944

Creator: Carswell, Martha Virginia

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Vella Carswell to T. N. Carswell]

A letter written to Norwood [T. N. Carswell] from "Sis" [Vella Carswell]. Vella advises that Ashley and all the boys in his plane were shot down over Germany, not hurt, but were taken prisoner. She explains that the reason they heard so quickly was due to the friendship between Ashley, the pilot and the other boys. The pilot's mother learned earlier than was normal and wrote to them. She tells of other conversations regarding prisoners of war and of the many prayers being offered for their … more

Date: December 1944

Creator: Carswell, Vella Peagler