Two Cards to Private Ralph Nickerson from Mattie Belle Haines Osborne

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1918-03-05
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Mattie Belle Haines Osborne; E. A. Osborne
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Cards; Envelope; Private Ralph Nickerson; Battery A; 101st Regiment; F. A.; American Expeditionary Force; 51st Brigade; 26th Division; Mrs. E. A. Osborne; Hattie Belle Haines Osborne; Patriotic messages; Package; Snap shots; West Dennis|Home; Charlie Weyssers|Auto truck; Stove; Car; Arthur Loring; Maime; Mr. Brown; Homecoming; Arthur; Roy Phillips; Light ship; Scallop season; The Cove; Christmas Greetings
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Two cards, in a stamped envelope, to Private Ralph Nickerson from Mrs. E. A. Osborne ( Mattie Belle Haines Osborne). She was the wife of Dr. Ernest Osborn( born 20 Dec 1877 and died 21 Mar 1957 - buried at the West Dennis Cemetery).The envelope is postmarked: "West Dennis, 4 Nov 1918," and is addressed to: "Pvt. Ralph Nickerson, Battery A, 101st Reg. F. A., American Expeditionary Force (via N.Y.), 51st Brigade, 26th Div." The return is: "Mrs. E. A. Osborne, West Dennis." One side of each postcard is a patriotic message to the boys, "from the folks at home," the other side has a letter.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10766/13425
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