Document Type
Correspondence
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Date
8-26-1954
Keywords
Battalion Day, Blairstown Press, Portland Press, Mt. Bethel Inn, militias, military drills, dancing
Description
A typed letter from Ruth Henry addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated August 26, 1954. Within, Henry encloses a copy of her "Battalion Day" article, originally published in two parts in the "Blairstown Press" of Blairstown, New Jersey, on July 8 and July 15, 1954. The article details the celebration of Battalion Day festivities in the town of Mt. Bethel (Williamsburg) in the year 1847.
Sender
Ruth Henry
Recipient
Alfred L. Shoemaker
Corresponds to:
Packet 400-2
City
Portland, Pennsylvania
Language
English
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Recommended Citation
Henry, Ruth, "Letter From Ruth Henry to Alfred L. Shoemaker, August 26, 1954" (1954). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 153.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/153
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