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The perennial complaint about Will was that he didn't write, so it is amazing that we have quite a few letters from him. But the wonderful thing for me about Will was that he kept letters that he got from people.
His Army work got him lots of little mentions in the newspapers. Nothing big, just "Captain Stokey says" and "Captain Stokey is to report" stuff. But they add up.
Later in life, his second wife, Kathleen, really got after him about writing letters. You can find lots of very angry complaints in her earlier letters to him about his failure to write. So Will learned to be diligent about writing letters. But these dutiful letters to Kathleen don't seem to me to be as much fun as his earlier letters. You may think otherwise, however.
There are, in addition to this Documents page, three Extra pages for Will:
My recommendations from the links below:
His Army work got him lots of little mentions in the newspapers. Nothing big, just "Captain Stokey says" and "Captain Stokey is to report" stuff. But they add up.
Later in life, his second wife, Kathleen, really got after him about writing letters. You can find lots of very angry complaints in her earlier letters to him about his failure to write. So Will learned to be diligent about writing letters. But these dutiful letters to Kathleen don't seem to me to be as much fun as his earlier letters. You may think otherwise, however.
There are, in addition to this Documents page, three Extra pages for Will:
My recommendations from the links below:
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- 1901 WEST POINT BIOGRAPHICAL REGISTER: WILL'S ENTRY
- 1901-10-22 LETTER FROM WILL TO ALMA
- 1901-12-09 LETTER FROM WILL TO ALMA
- 1902-03-08: NEWSPAPER ARTICLE MENTIONING WILL
- 1902-08-16 LETTER FROM WILL TO ALMA
- 1902-09-07 LETTER FROM WILL TO ALMA
- 1903-04-08 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO WILL
- 1903-04-17 LETTER FROM WILL TO ALMA
- 1903-04-21 LETTER FROM ALMA TO WILL
- 1903-04-24 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO WILL
- 1903-06-26 LETTER FROM ALMA TO WILL
- 1903-06-28 LETTER FROM EVA TO ALMA
- 1903-07-08 LETTER FROM ALMA TO WILL
- 1903-08-22 LETTER FROM ALMA TO WILL
- 1903-09-13 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO WILL
- 1903-10-29 LETTER FROM EVA TO WILL
- 1903-11-22 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO WILL
- 1903-12-27 LETTER FROM ALMA TO WILL
- 1905-01-22 LETTER FROM ALMA TO WILL
- 1905-03-06 LETTER FROM WILL TO EVA
- 1905-08-07 LETTER FROM ALMA TO WILL
- 1905-08-29 LETTER FROM ALMA TO WILL
- 1907-01-04 LETTER FROM EVA TO WILL
- 1907-08-10 LETTER FROM WILL TO EVA
- 1907-12-16 LETTER FROM WILL TO EVA
- 1909-04-18 LETTER FROM FRED TO WILL
- 1909-06-24 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO WILL
- 1909-09-20 LETTER FROM FRED TO WILL
- 1909-09-23 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO WILL
- 1909-10-28 LETTER FROM FRED TO WILL
- 1909-12-22 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO WILL
- 1910 WEST POINT BIOGRAPHICAL REGISTER: WILL'S ENTRY
- 1910-07-08 LETTER FROM ALMA TO MAMA MARGARET
- 1910-07-30 NEWSPAPER ITEM ABOUT WILL
- 1910-08-10 LETTER FROM WILL TO MAMA MARGARET
- 1910-10-18 LETTER FROM WILL TO MAMA MARGARET
- 1910-11-08 LETTER FROM WILL TO MAMA MARGARET
- 1910-11-13 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO WILL
- 1910-11-17 POSTCARD FROM WILL TO FRED
- 1910-12-18 LETTER FROM MARGARET TO EVA
- 1910-12-19 LETTER FROM MARGARET TO MAMA MARGARET
- 1911-04-03 LETTER FROM WILL & MARGARET TO EVA, MAMA MARGARET, & ALMA
- 1911-04-10 LETTER FROM MARGARET TO MAMA MARGARET
- 1911-04-15 WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT: WILL & MARGARET
- 1911-04-27 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO WILL & MARGARET
- 1911-05-21 LETTER FROM WILL & MARGARET TO EVA
- 1911-05-21 LETTER FROM WILL & MARGARET TO ALMA
- 1911-05-21 LETTER FROM WILL & MARGARET TO MAMA MARGARET
- 1911-09-01 POSTCARD FROM WILL TO MAMA MARGARET
- 1911-10-18 LETTER FROM MARGARET TO MAMA MARGARET
- 1912-03-12 LETTER FROM WILL AND MARGARET TO EVA
- 1912-08-19 LETTER FROM WILL TO MARGARET
- 1912-08-27 POSTCARD FROM MARGARET TO MAMA MARGARET
- 1912-11-06 LETTER FROM MARGARET TO EVA
- 1912-11-10 DEATH NOTICE FOR MARGARET
- 1912-11-19 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO WILL
- 1912-11-27 LETTER FROM PAPA CHARLES TO WILL
- 1912-12-06 LETTER FROM WILL TO EVA
- 1912-12-25 LETTER FROM WILL TO EVA
- 1913-01-24 LETTER FROM MISS B McKENZIE TO WILL
- 1913-01-25 LETTER FROM WILL TO MAMA MARGARET
- 1913-02-06 LETTER FROM MISS B McKENZIE TO WILL
- 1913-02-10 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO EVA
- 1913-02-17 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO EVA
- 1913-03-06 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO EVA
- 1913-07-06 LETTER FROM WILL TO MAMA MARGARET
- 1915-05-06 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO ALMA
- 1915-08-11 LETTER FROM ALMA TO EVA
- 1915-12-26 LETTER FRAGMENT FROM EVA TO ALMA
- 1916-01-06 OBITUARY FOR PAPA CHARLES
- 1916-03-06 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO EVA
- 1916-06-06 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO EVA
- 1916-06-15 LETTER FROM CECIL FARMER TO KATHLEEN
- 1916-06-18 NEWSPAPER ANNOUNCEMENT OF WILL & KATHLEEN'S ENGAGEMENT
- 1916-06-23 NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABOUT WILL & KATHLEEN'S WEDDING
- 1916-06-30 POSTCARD FROM KATHLEEN TO RUTH
- 1916-07-03 KATHLEEN AND WILL WEDDING JOURNEY ITINERARY
- 1916-08-13 LETTER FROM JIM PROVINES TO MAMA MARGARET
- 1916-09-17 LETTER FROM JIM PROVINES TO MAMA MARGARET
- 1916-09-25 LETTER FROM WJ FARMER TO KATHLEEN
- 1916-11-05 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO EVA
- 1916-11-13 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO EVA
- 1916-12-02 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO EVA
- 1917-04-19 TELEGRAM FROM WJ FARMER AND RUTH TO WILL
- 1917-04-22 LETTER FROM FRED & MABEL TO WILL & KATHLEEN
- 1917-04-22 LETTER FROM LAURA TO KATHLEEN
- 1917-04-22 LETTER FROM EVA TO WILL & KATHLEEN
- 1917-05-14 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO EVA
- 1917-07-15 LETTER FROM ALMA TO EVA
- 1917-11-09 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO EVA
- 1917-11-26 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO HER FRIEND HOPE
- 1918-01-20 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO EVA
- 1918-05-18 LETTER FROM WILL TO KATHLEEN
- 1918-05-21 LETTER FROM WILL TO KATHLEEN
- 1918-10-17 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO EVA
- 1918-11-26 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO EVA
- 1918-12-13 TELEGRAM FROM ANN FARMER TO WILL
- 1919-09-21 LETTER FROM WILL TO KATHLEEN
- 1919-09-22 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO WILL
- 1919-09-23 LETTER FROM MRS. BRADEN TO KATHLEEN
- 1919-09-26 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO WILL
- 1919-09-28 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO WILL
- 1920 WEST POINT BIOGRAPHICAL REGISTER: WILL'S ENTRY
- 1920-06-25 NEWSPAPER PUBLIC NOTICE PLACED BY WILL FOR THE ARMY
- 1920-09-29 NEWSPAPER ITEM MENTIONING WILL
- 1921-01-05 NEWSPAPER ITEM MENTIONING WILL
- 1921-01-27 TELEGRAM FROM ANN FARMER TO KATHLEEN
- 1921-09-10 TELEPHONY ARTICLE FEATURING WILL
- 1921-10-25 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO ALMA
- 1922-08-10 POSTCARD FROM WILL TO BILLY
- 1922-08-21 LETTER FROM WILL TO KATHLEEN
- 1922-08-27 LETTER FROM WILL TO KATHLEEN
- 1922-10-03 LETTER FROM WJ FARMER TO WILL
- 1922-10-07 LETTER FROM ANN FARMER TO RUTH AND KATHLEEN
- 1924-04-22 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO ALMA
- 1924-04-27 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO ALMA
- 1924-05-07 ARMY LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR WILL
- 1924-05-09 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO WILL
- 1924-05-10 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO WILL
- 1924-05-10 LETTER FROM ANNIE FARMER TO KATHLEEN
- 1924-05-10 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO ALMA, LAURA, & EVA
- 1924-05-11 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO WILL
- 1924-05-11 LETTER FROM BILLY TO WILL
- 1924-05-12 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO WILL
- 1924-05-15 LETTER FROM LAURA TO WILL AND KATHLEEN
- 1932-08-08 LETTER FROM WILL TO ROGER
- 1932-08-25 LETTER FROM ROGER TO WILL
- 1932-08-26 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO WILL
- 1933-01-08 LETTER FROM BILLY TO ALMA
- 1933-04-10 LETTER FROM WILL TO KATHLEEN
- 1933-06-06 POSTCARD FROM SIBYL TO ANN FARMER
- 1933-06-24 LETTER FROM MAGGIE TO WILL
- 1933-09-02 OBITUARY FOR WJ FARMER
- 1933-09-16 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO WILL
- 1933-09-22 LETTER FROM ANNIE FARMER TO MAGGIE, BILLY, KAY, & ROGER
- 1934-04-01 LETTER FROM WILL TO EVA
- 1934-07-29 LETTER FROM ALMA TO KATHLEEN
- 1934-07-30 LETTER FROM MAGGIE TO WILL
- 1934-07-30 LETTER FROM KAY TO WILL
- 1934-07-30 LETTER FROM ROGER TO WILL
- 1941-02-08 LETTER FROM KAY TO WILL AND EVA
- 1941-03-02 LETTER FROM ALMA TO KAY
- 1941-03-09 LETTER FROM KAY TO WILL AND EVA
- 1941-10-23 LETTER FROM WILL TO ALMA
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- 1910-04-15 POSTCARD FROM WILL TO MAMA MARGARET
- 1910-08-10 LETTER FROM WILL TO MAMA MARGARET
- 1910-10-18 LETTER FROM WILL TO MAMA MARGARET
- 1910-11-08 LETTER FROM WILL TO MAMA MARGARET
- 1910-11-17 POSTCARD FROM WILL TO FRED
- 1911-04-03 LETTER FROM WILL & MARGARET TO EVA, MAMA MARGARET, & ALMA
- 1911-04-15 WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT: WILL & MARGARET
- 1911-05-21 LETTER FROM WILL & MARGARET TO EVA
- 1911-05-21 LETTER FROM WILL & MARGARET TO ALMA
- 1911-05-21 LETTER FROM WILL & MARGARET TO MAMA MARGARET
- 1911-09-01 POSTCARD FROM WILL TO MAMA MARGARET
- 1912-03-12 LETTER FROM WILL AND MARGARET TO EVA
- 1912-08-19 LETTER FROM WILL TO MARGARET
- 1912-12-06 LETTER FROM WILL TO EVA
- 1912-12-25 LETTER FROM WILL TO EVA
- 1922-08-10 POSTCARD FROM WILL TO BILLY
- 1922-08-21 LETTER FROM WILL TO KATHLEEN
- 1922-08-27 LETTER FROM WILL TO KATHLEEN
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- 1903-04-08 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO WILL
- 1903-04-21 LETTER FROM ALMA TO WILL
- 1903-04-24 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO WILL
- 1903-06-26 LETTER FROM ALMA TO WILL
- 1903-07-08 LETTER FROM ALMA TO WILL
- 1903-08-22 LETTER FROM ALMA TO WILL
- 1903-09-13 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO WILL
- 1903-10-29 LETTER FROM EVA TO WILL
- 1903-11-22 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO WILL
- 1903-12-27 LETTER FROM ALMA TO WILL
- 1905-01-22 LETTER FROM ALMA TO WILL
- 1905-08-07 LETTER FROM ALMA TO WILL
- 1905-08-29 LETTER FROM ALMA TO WILL
- 1909-04-18 LETTER FROM FRED TO WILL
- 1909-06-24 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO WILL
- 1909-09-20 LETTER FROM FRED TO WILL
- 1909-09-23 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO WILL
- 1909-10-28 LETTER FROM FRED TO WILL
- 1909-12-22 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO WILL
- 1917-04-19 TELEGRAM FROM WJ FARMER AND RUTH TO WILL
- 1917-04-22 LETTER FROM FRED & MABEL TO WILL & KATHLEEN
- 1917-04-22 LETTER FROM EVA TO WILL & KATHLEEN
- 1919-09-22 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO WILL
- 1919-09-26 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO WILL
- 1919-09-28 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO WILL
- 1924-05-09 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO WILL
- 1924-05-10 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO WILL
- 1924-05-11 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO WILL
- 1924-05-11 LETTER FROM BILLY TO WILL
- 1924-05-12 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO WILL
- 1924-05-15 LETTER FROM LAURA TO WILL AND KATHLEEN
- 1934-07-30 LETTER FROM MAGGIE TO WILL
- 1934-07-30 LETTER FROM KAY TO WILL
- 1934-07-30 LETTER FROM ROGER TO WILL
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- 1910-07-08 LETTER FROM ALMA TO MAMA MARGARET
- 1910-07-30 NEWSPAPER ITEM ABOUT WILL
- 1910-12-18 LETTER FROM MARGARET TO EVA
- 1910-12-19 LETTER FROM MARGARET TO MAMA MARGARET
- 1912-08-27 POSTCARD FROM MARGARET TO MAMA MARGARET
- 1912-11-06 LETTER FROM MARGARET TO EVA
- 1912-11-10 DEATH NOTICE FOR MARGARET
- 1913-02-10 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO EVA
- 1913-02-17 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO EVA
- 1913-03-06 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO EVA
- 1915-05-06 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO ALMA
- 1915-08-11 LETTER FROM ALMA TO EVA
- 1915-12-26 LETTER FRAGMENT FROM EVA TO ALMA
- 1916-01-06 OBITUARY FOR PAPA CHARLES
- 1916-03-06 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO EVA
- 1916-06-06 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO EVA
- 1916-06-15 LETTER FROM CECIL FARMER TO KATHLEEN
- 1916-06-18 NEWSPAPER ANNOUNCEMENT OF WILL & KATHLEEN'S ENGAGEMENT
- 1916-06-23 NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABOUT WILL & KATHLEEN'S WEDDING
- 1916-06-30 POSTCARD FROM KATHLEEN TO RUTH
- 1916-07-03 KATHLEEN AND WILL WEDDING JOURNEY ITINERARY
- 1916-08-13 LETTER FROM JIM PROVINES TO MAMA MARGARET
- 1916-09-17 LETTER FROM JIM PROVINES TO MAMA MARGARET
- 1916-09-25 LETTER FROM WJ FARMER TO KATHLEEN
- 1916-11-05 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO EVA
- 1916-11-13 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO EVA
- 1916-12-02 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO EVA
- 1917-04-22 LETTER FROM LAURA TO KATHLEEN
- 1917-05-14 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO EVA
- 1917-07-15 LETTER FROM ALMA TO EVA
- 1917-11-09 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO EVA
- 1917-11-26 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO HER FRIEND HOPE
- 1918-01-20 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO EVA
- 1918-10-17 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO EVA
- 1918-11-26 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO EVA
- 1920 WEST POINT BIOGRAPHICAL REGISTER: WILL'S ENTRY
- 1920-06-25 NEWSPAPER PUBLIC NOTICE PLACED BY WILL FOR THE ARMY
- 1920-09-29 NEWSPAPER ITEM MENTIONING WILL
- 1921-01-05 NEWSPAPER ITEM MENTIONING WILL
- 1921-01-27 TELEGRAM FROM ANN FARMER TO KATHLEEN
- 1921-09-10 TELEPHONY ARTICLE FEATURING WILL
- 1921-10-25 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO ALMA
- 1924-04-22 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO ALMA
- 1924-04-27 LETTER FROM MAMA MARGARET TO ALMA
- 1924-05-07 ARMY LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR WILL
- 1924-05-10 LETTER FROM ANNIE FARMER TO KATHLEEN
- 1924-05-10 LETTER FROM KATHLEEN TO ALMA, LAURA, & EVA
- 1933-01-08 LETTER FROM BILLY TO ALMA
- 1933-06-06 POSTCARD FROM SIBYL TO ANN FARMER
- 1933-09-02 OBITUARY FOR WJ FARMER
- 1933-09-22 LETTER FROM ANNIE FARMER TO MAGGIE, BILLY, KAY, & ROGER
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