[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Mary Shirley - May 11, 1943] Page: 1 of 2

                                
NOTE TO PO 3PI k ST7{                CIVILIAN
Mn 11, 1945
Mrs. Mary F. tielley (t), relative of
Francis S. Cassera, aged 43
53 West Cross (12th)(Y) Street
New  ork City
My dear Mrs. Shelley:
i ho>pn at  .in rer aheba youi af'1y, a  44 it sact
saa t At  be. ed your wwmsr andrueas c0reotWy atthey
er   b lo fl Vedit y abcot wv- f        win Toko.    t 1124$
a' flock. ?kcio   *re Ti e, at etyout Pe tko matrecycles, tahn
mwas"zs wre rat from      aertcan vIvflsan priannelr of war t
aa. ItpAne       s, iteedtnt   t   te    as Uaiverjity.
I havehen j    tl  ni n to theoi brotea,* every
n  ht for over thr o imth., trytag t   -t the rassage     n ott
hl $In order to relay thv4  to the treiltss it  this ouat .
EAae to the poor aeeeption a   the  if i eu tdty ct uder ta tg the
Jotpaese  eannt ut the snuncers It Is rater h i   to eVt a
coplete ti   aoun'ato ?essage   y t   senA on t   tbat I caa.
maca ny only opwrenatty for 1Ietentnw in and wrtna
these  otters Is lots at natt, sometimes until iarly in the
wsornIng, I we a Uit tie behind lawmy correnpwdene. "heen'o-e
I      aw  akt y wtlrr    oopis *f this letter at n  tre,s in o*,$e
to  vt tte  te rrmt rcre t letly.     I hope  t  tI ee    wo
g#t Crokn enpIn '4 he Ieniet.        The in1vtnal    i3nserWe will
I believe that coat at twsa be wsde thronwb the latere
na tionaal itd C ross, Gnea, wi ttoriasd. I hope that thoen
%ass4ges aro tnue and not $st J4aUpa  0 popagan.
The tcessagre for you I ti  oloons
"Darling Mary. This is to let you know th.ft I
am in a special internment camp near University
of Santa Tomas ....... for me has been a home ()
....... of this entire university in this
lovely site. ..... My only concern and worry is
you, dear one.   ..... I .....- myself a great
deal. My Mary, ....... (probably my memory) ...
... your sweet, lovely and most generous appre-
ciation of your vwarm and always faithful amigo
and sweetheart... . I was .... at Columbia

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