From Harry S. Truman to James A. Burkhardt

Description: 

Letter from Harry S. Truman to fellow WWI veteran James A. Burkhardt of Springfield, Missouri. Truman writes that he feared his primary election opponent might file a contest to the vote. He then informs Burkhardt that Truman is gifting him his "trusty 45 that I carried all through the late unpleasantness with Kaiser Bill."

Date: 
August 14th 1922
Modern Location: 
Kansas City, MO
Person Name: 
Rights Statement: 
Publication, commercial use, or reproduction of this image or the accompanying data requires prior written permission from the The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. Use of this image also requires that credit be given to The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum.
Collection Title, Call or Box Number: 
Papers of Harry S. Truman Pertaining to Family, Business, and Personal Affairs, Box 23, Correspondence, General: August-September, 1922
Digital Object Identifier: 
TPL-THS-0020
Transcription: 
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