On 27 February 1919, Henry Louis AMONETTE wrote from Darmstadt, Hesse,Germany, describing a recent trip to Strasbourg, France. The letter also containsreminiscences about air raids in Nancy, France, before the armistice.
Henry Louis Amonette Letter To Marie Held At Jones Memorial Library In Lynchburg, Virginia. The Letter Was Written In 1919 From Germany And Includes Reminiscences Of World War I.
Scanned images of Manuscript Collection 1521.
The Henry Louis Amonette Letter to Marie is held in physical format at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
The original letter is 12 pages, handwritten on ivory paper in black ink. The letter is dated 27 February 1919 and is addressed to "Marie", presumably a young student or penpal.
Henry Louis Amonette was born in 1893 in Amherst County, Virginia. He graduated from Lynchburg High School in 1913. During World War I, Amonette served as private, first class in the Ambulance Convoy Service in the Sanitary Service Unit No. 649 of the First Division. He died in Lynchburg in 1958.
The letter shared Amonette's reminiscences of serving in Europe during World War I.
Included with images of the handwritten letter is a four page typed transcription.
