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Preferred Citation

Porter Wilson Letter to the Black Steel and Wire Company, 1919 March 3, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William and Mary.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Gary Barranger, class of '73 Law '76.

Content Description

Three page letter from Private Porter Wilson of the 34th Engineers in France to the Black Steel and Wire Company inquiring about the status of his job or the possibility of getting a new one from them upon his return from active service in the war.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Gary Alonzo Barranger
• United States. Army
• United States. Army. Engineer Battalion, 34th
• World War, 1914-1918
• World War, 1914-1918--France