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For your consideration I have a World War 1 letter to Mary King Collings of Adams County in Manchester,Ohio ( snowbirding in Orlando,Florida) from of Pvt. Harlan G. Foster serving in France originally from Adams County, Ohio; Dated september 6th 1918. Postmarked October 22nd 1918 and cancelled with censorship inspection cancellations. Decorative American Red Cross stationary.
Two page letter written to "Mace" from Harlan describing his voyage to France and his first impressions of seeing the country as a soldier headed to the battlefield. Harlan also indicates how his infantry were quarantined (Spanish Flu) and his description of New York city before departing to France and other musings.
8 1/2 x 11 inches
This letter and others similarly listed came from an archive associated with the Collings/Kirker family of Adams Co., Ohio, including: Archive of materials from the Kirker-Collings-Gibson family of Adams Co., Ohio, from just before statehood to the end of the 20th century. Two of the progenitors of this clan are James R. Gibson and his wife, Martha King Gibson.
The Gibsons had at least three children, J. King Gibson, Mary King Gibson and Alice Gibson. Mary married C.E. (Charles Evans) Kirker and they had George Gibson Kirker and Alice Kirker Charles. Alice Gibson married Henry Collings. Their offspring included Henry Davis Collings, George Gibson Collings (1888-1890) and Mary King Collings. George Collings (brother?) (1800-1862) married Jane Collings. Their offspring included George E. Collings (1839-1882), who married Harriet A. Collings. Their son was Ralph Collings. This archive appears to have been accumulated and come through Mary King Collings, who, it appears never married.
Please take a moment to examine the vast items from this archive in my presently in my shop. Search: Adams County Ohio~Collings~Mary King Collings
ref; collings/kirker adams ohio ephemera box
Two page letter written to "Mace" from Harlan describing his voyage to France and his first impressions of seeing the country as a soldier headed to the battlefield. Harlan also indicates how his infantry were quarantined (Spanish Flu) and his description of New York city before departing to France and other musings.
8 1/2 x 11 inches
This letter and others similarly listed came from an archive associated with the Collings/Kirker family of Adams Co., Ohio, including: Archive of materials from the Kirker-Collings-Gibson family of Adams Co., Ohio, from just before statehood to the end of the 20th century. Two of the progenitors of this clan are James R. Gibson and his wife, Martha King Gibson.
The Gibsons had at least three children, J. King Gibson, Mary King Gibson and Alice Gibson. Mary married C.E. (Charles Evans) Kirker and they had George Gibson Kirker and Alice Kirker Charles. Alice Gibson married Henry Collings. Their offspring included Henry Davis Collings, George Gibson Collings (1888-1890) and Mary King Collings. George Collings (brother?) (1800-1862) married Jane Collings. Their offspring included George E. Collings (1839-1882), who married Harriet A. Collings. Their son was Ralph Collings. This archive appears to have been accumulated and come through Mary King Collings, who, it appears never married.
Please take a moment to examine the vast items from this archive in my presently in my shop. Search: Adams County Ohio~Collings~Mary King Collings
ref; collings/kirker adams ohio ephemera box
