Charity Chain Letter. Memorial for fallen in Cuba,
martyrs of the Maine. Send 10c. Four copies. US, 1899.
(30)
An endless chain has been formed by the National
Committee
which has charge of the erection of the memorial to the men who were
killed in the Cuban battles and the martyrs of the "Maine".
If, in receiving this communication ,you
will make four copie s
and send to four of your friends ,you will greatly oblige and advance
a most commendable object. When you have made four copies
please
return this letter with ten cents to Geo.J.Gould ,Treasurer of the
National Committee,Room 30,#154 Nessua St., New York City .
Please number each copy the next higher
number to this,and
sig n your address to each. Please do not delay and carefully
comp-
\
ly with the above,so as not to break the chain.which,it is hoped ,will
result in honor the memory of the men who sacrificed their lives for
ths sake of liberty and humanity. The
first link in this chan
was started by Lieut.Richard Pearson Hobson,"Hero" of the Merrimac.
Your
Truly,
Lysle E.Adams
#5 Wabash Ave.
Chicago Ill
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Robt E Young Co.
Copied from an eBay lot that closed
on 7/16/2019. Keystrokes preserved. Last line ("Robt E Young Co.) was hand
written. Envelope postmarked in Chicago, Mar 15, 1899. Addressed to Mr.Charles
Slater, Escanaba, Mich. Sic on misplaced commas and periods. Hand correction
added "ing" to "honor" in last -3 line, and "i" to "chan" in next line. Entered
by DWV, 7/16/2019.
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