Page 3 of Carson Jenkins' Letter
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Title
Page 3 of Carson Jenkins' Letter
Subject
Correspondence - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Description
Page three 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:
"die with a clear mind.
Darling, if you write me anymore letters, please don't write any more like the one I just received.
I know I did awful things the day I left but I have suffered time and again and will keep on suffering.
Darling, please don't tell mother or any of my relations that I said I was not coming back because they think just about as much of me now as you do.
Darling, their [sic] is one thing I can't understand, knowing the baby is coming, and still you are going to play that dam [sic] basketball. After all, it is as much mine as it is yours so why do you treat us both.."
Dated October 24, 1942, the letter reads:
"die with a clear mind.
Darling, if you write me anymore letters, please don't write any more like the one I just received.
I know I did awful things the day I left but I have suffered time and again and will keep on suffering.
Darling, please don't tell mother or any of my relations that I said I was not coming back because they think just about as much of me now as you do.
Darling, their [sic] is one thing I can't understand, knowing the baby is coming, and still you are going to play that dam [sic] basketball. After all, it is as much mine as it is yours so why do you treat us both.."
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
020053
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Physical Dimensions
8x10 inches
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Page 3 of Carson Jenkins' Letter,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed January 15, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/50161.
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