Box 01
Contains 18 Results:
"Have been rather busy this week..." (March 23; March 24, 1922), 1922
Jack writes about going to Batavia (Indonesia) and Cheribon (Indonesia) for work and taking legal action against a company manager based in Bandoeng (Feenstra).
"No mail this week..." (April 6; Mailed April 7, 1922), 1922
"Things have been going..." (April 19 & 21; Mailed April 22, 1922), 1922
Jack writes about his work (including the case against Feenstra and the replacement manager), his future travel plans from Yokohoma (Japan) (including arriving before his parents leave for Maine), his future work plans (in Philadelphia or the Hague [the Netherlands]), his time spent during numerous holidays in April (especially playing golf), and the mail. He describes in detail his participation in the Golf Championship of Java at Semarang (Indonesia).
"Just a line before the mail closes..." (April 30; Mailed April 30, 1921), 1921
Jack comments on traveling to Singapore with Mr. Sample and back to Java, but first going Garoet (West Java, Indonesia) for a second time and then to Djokja (Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia) and attending the festival of the Prince of Solo (Pakubuwono X) (with Mr. Sample and Feenstra). He also hopes to see the Borobudur temple (Central Java, Indonesia) and play golf.
"Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!..." (April 25, 1922; Mailed April 28, 1922), 1922
Jack describes receiving mail and the news he is an uncle to sister's daughter; sending a cable in response to his Dad's cable; his current work plans (including with agents in Batavia [Malaysia]; his future travel plans from Yokohama (Japan); flying in a plane with his friend, an English aviator; the landscape from an aerial view; and obtaining Batik fabric.
"NO doubt you have been looking..." (May 30); Mailed May 30, 1922; "FOSTJACK..." (May 30, 1922), 1922
Jack writes about the cables from Baldwin (his company) in Philadelphia, his work (including time abroad and salary), wanting to go home, his plans to go to Japan and leave from Yokohoma, playing golf in Garoet (Java, Indonesia), taking and sending photographs, and how he is doing.
A telegram is also included addressed to Jack's father.
"Since my last letter to you..." (June 8, 1922), 1922
"Just received yours and Mother's letters..." (June 19, 1922; Mailed: July 23, 1922), 1922
Jack writes about knowing his niece's name (Viola), his finishing his work, his work trip to Surabaya (East Java, Indonesia), his leisure time, and his plans to leave for Singapore, Hong Kong, and Yokohama (Japan).