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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; Circa 1918 with censorship inspection cancellations with decorative American Red Cross stationary.  
 

 

Four page letter written to "Mace" from Harlan where he includes a photograph of himself in France wearing a physician’s coat. He writes that he would like to get into medicine once he comes back home as an ear, nose throat and specialist. He also states that the thought of going back home and living in Manchester, Ohio grieves him…but there are worst places to live”.
 
Other musings include describing periods of leisure playing basketball with other units and defeating a Balloon unit.  Other musings describe his daily activities and stories.
 
I have many other WW1 letters from Harlan to Mary presently in my shop. This is the only letter where he includes a rare photograph of himself.

 
I have provided clear images of each page for your reading.


5 1/2 X 8 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 Collingsrican war (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 etc…