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Catalog Number |
005.027.010 |
Object Name |
Envelope |
Scope & Content |
A postally used envelope that carried correspondence from Miss Susana Delaney to her brother, James Delaney. One of the sides has been torn off to access the contents. It is unknown what exactly was inside. This mail had been looked over by a censor. He was the first American prisoner of war during World War I. He was a chief gunner aboard the S.S. Campana that was torpedoed by a German submarine. He was held captive in Brandenburg, Germany. He lived in Malden at the outbreak of the war and moved to Beverly in 1921. He was one of the pallbearers at the service for the "unknown soldier" in 1921. He was a longtime industrial inspector for the state labor department after twenty plus years in the navy. |
Dates of Creation |
October 28, 1918 |
Creator |
Susana Delaney |
Title |
Envelope, Miss Susana Delaney to James Delaney |
Collection |
James Delaney Collection |
People |
Delaney, James Delaney, Susana |
Search Terms |
envelope correspondence military POW |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Accession number |
005.027 |
Date |
October 28, 1918 |