Page 1 of Carson Jenkins' Letter
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Title
Page 1 of Carson Jenkins' Letter
Subject
Correspondence - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Page one of a five page letter from Carson C. "Carty" Jenkins, A.S. (Able Seaman), written in the Dolphin Hotel (Room 311) in Miami, Florida, to an unnamed person.
Dated October 24, 1942, the letter reads:
"Dearest Darling,
Just a few lines to let you know I received your letter, boy, how you must hate me. Well, I can't say I blame you much if you do. Darling, you said I had let you down since that had happened but God knows I have done everything a man could do to get back home like I promised I would. Darling, you have done two things already that I asked you not to do, but I will always love you with all my heart.
Darling, since you wrote me this last letter, I am not never..."
Dated October 24, 1942, the letter reads:
"Dearest Darling,
Just a few lines to let you know I received your letter, boy, how you must hate me. Well, I can't say I blame you much if you do. Darling, you said I had let you down since that had happened but God knows I have done everything a man could do to get back home like I promised I would. Darling, you have done two things already that I asked you not to do, but I will always love you with all my heart.
Darling, since you wrote me this last letter, I am not never..."
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
The pages of this letter appear in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 020052, 020053, 020054, 020055, and 020056.
Identifier
020052
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Physical Dimensions
8x10 inches
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Page 1 of Carson Jenkins' Letter,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed January 15, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/50160.
Comments
Mike Good
Based on the dates, the letter was most likely directed at his girlfriend Madolyn Catherine Sine (1925-2008) and the child spoken theirin was Phyllis Ann Sine (1943-2018).
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