Indiana Capitol Building – 15 Mar 1976

Hi –

Sun is shining – wind blowing and cold.

Will be glad to get home Thurs.

Love,
C

Queen Elizabeth – 2 Jun 1964

Look who is entertaining me – all dressed up. Called Mury at Russell Hotel tonight at 10:30. She has bronchitis and a cough. She is going to call me back and we will eat somewhere 2, 3 or 4th. Went to Nell Kimbell’s Sunday – cocktails, drinking and overnight

Love,

Grand daddy

Alligator – 4 Sep 1979

Dear bill,

He has a nice smile.

Love,
Mom and Dad

30 March 1939

Dear Nannie,

I am in a Girl Scout Troup now and I am having a swell time. At Christmas time we made block prints in the Troup for Christmas cards.

On Easter Monday we are on duty at the white house, to find little lost children, from 9:00 till 1:00. After the Easter week we will camp over night in little cottages and cook our dinners out-of-doors.

In school we have a harmonica club. I can play the harmonica now. I have a $0.60 one. Last week Audrey and I went down town to have our pictures taken. I had mine taken in my long dress.

There is nothing else I can tell you about just now so I must say good bye.

Love,
Sibyl

P.S. I haven’t written you a letter in a long time so you might think this is just an “April fool.” (But is isn’t.)

On the Easter week-end mother and daddy are going to Philadelphia. Irene and George have just moved into a house and are going to have a party on Saturday night. It is a supper party. Audrey and I are going to stay over at Gaumnitz’s house over the week-end. We are going to be there on Easter Sunday too!

I am going to play a tow-piano piece on that Saturday in the Federation of Music clubs. I am going to wear my long dress to that too.

I got a very nice pair of ice skates with the money you sent for Christmas.

I wish you would come down to see us this spring, we would have loads of fun.

                                                     Love
                                                        Sibyl

Happy Birthday to ME!

Mumu’s 100th Birthday – Birthday wishes from the CIA

18 Nov 1998

Dear Mrs. Beaumont,

It gives me great pleasure to send you this greeting on the occasion of your 100th birthday.

As you know, at the CIA we think of ourselves as an extended family, and we feel a deep kinship to our former colleagues. We also feel deep gratitude to you and to all those who served in the early years of our Agency for passing down to us a legacy of excellence and achievement.

On behalf of your Agency family, I want to wish you and your family all the best.

Sincerely,

(hand-signed, not a stamp!)

George J Tenet

***** Until just a few years ago, Mr. Tenet was the Director of the CIA. This note, which was type-written (on a typewriter, not a computer) on a sheet of personal stationary, was sent via FedEx to her house along with the 8x10 of George J. Tenet pictured above.

She also received a call from the CIA at her 100th birthday party at 848 Atlanta Ct while the party was in full swing, but that is a story for another day.

1 Oct 1956

30 Sept 56

Hi Honey,
By now I guess Bob Browning has called you. We sent the MARSGRAM to him since we couldn’t send it to you girls direct.
We got in Thursday and processed Friday morning. We still don’t have a mail box number but use this address until I can get my box number:

 Rank, Name
Class 56-C, Air Weapons Course
AC&SC
Maxwell Air Force Base
Alabama

Friday we went to town and got the license plates and an Alabama Driver’s License. Both will be mailed to us at home. The plates can be put on effective 1 Oct 56. Total cost was $4.50 for plates and registration and $1.50 for my drivers license. Everything is legal and we now have a car registered and tagged in Ala. Here is the Colo registration card plus a receipt for the new tags. Jack will put them on for you but keep the old Colo tags in the basement. We can’t throw them away until the 57 Colo tags come out.

Cass and I have gathered about 35 lbs of pecans which we are drying out and we’ll bring them back with us. You’ll have enough nuts to cook with this year for sure. Friday nite we went to the coast and stayed in the VOQ at Eglin AFB. Fished Saturday and had dinner with the Greenies Sat nite. Came home this morning to get ready for school. We caught a bunch and game them to Bob and Marie. They are receiving a thank you not tomorrow. See – I remembered!

We have used our credit card for gas and oil so don’t get shocked when the bill comes in – we will get 2/3rds of it back from Cass and Meil.

The weather is hot and sticky and rough on clothes – I can see a stiff laundry bill.

Since I have the small checkbook here I have entered the $20 we had separate into it. So each pay transfer from the big book $25 more to me on paper. I will let you know when I cash me. So far I don’t anticipate it for another 10 days yet.

We are looking forward to a good course but won’t know until tomorrow. May go to a movie tonite.
How was your coffee? Hope you had a good time. I miss you like the devil – its going to be a rough 7 weeks believe me. Tell the kids to be good and do what they are told. Take care of yourself, honey.

All my love,
Hubby

Spanish Court Riding School – date unknown

Dear Mrs B.

Hi! Went to the Olympics. Am drunk in Vienna. On the way to Salzburg. I’m taking 7 days hard earned leave and promise to write later.

Love,
Julie

Huckleberry Finn – 3 Aug 1962

Dear Shonnie,

It was so nice to receive your letters and Mommies when we arrived. I am glad you like the rope and stationary and had a nice birthday. If you have read Tom Sawyer you will know about the etching on these vases. They are beautiful.

Love,
Mumu

Edinburgh Castle – date unknown

Dear Chuck,

We hope you thoroughly enjoyed your week at camp and will want to go again next summer. How would you like to be a Scottish soldier and wear kilts? They look mighty fine indeed.

Love, Mumu