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Typescript letter signed Jas. A. Mackay [James A. Mackay], vice president, The National City Bank of New York, to Corp. Charles A. Stewart, 3501 Itaska St., St. Louis, Missouri. Saw the story of Charles A. Stewart’s imprisonment in China in The Greenville Advocate given to him by “Mr. Ross of the Borden Company in Larchmont.” He discusses what happened to him after he left Bridgehouse in China, where Stewart was imprisoned. He mentions getting a recent visit from Commander Smith [Columbus Darwin Smith, U.S. Navy, commanding officer of the River Gunboat U.S.S. Wake, which was captured on December 8, 1941] who escaped from Ward Road jail and had previously been in “cell No. 5 at Bridgehouse.”, 1945 Nov 14

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of correspondence from Charles A. Stewart, Jr., to his family, various newspaper articles and clippings, and a scrapbook, that document his military service during World War II and his time as a prisoner of war. The correspondence includes letters from Charles A. Stewart Jr. to his family in which he discusses general conditions as a prisoner of war, but without detail presumably due to censorship. The correspondence also includes a letter from Commander Winfield Scott Cunningham, with whom Charles A. Stewart, Jr., was briefly imprisoned. The scrapbook, presumably put together by Mrs. Grace Stewart, was donated unbound and the original order has been lost. It includes photographs of Charles A. Stewart, Jr., during his service and World War II ephemera. The scrapbook also includes a signed letter from President Harry S. Truman to Charles A. Stewart, Jr., November 29, 1945, expressing gratitude for Stewart’s military service. The newspaper articles headline pivotal moments of World War II before and after the United States’ declaration of war.

Dates

  • 1945 Nov 14

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.4 Cubic Feet ( (3 boxes))

Language of Materials

English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository

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