Ellsworth Davis letters 1913-1914

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Ellsworth Davis letters 1913-1914

Consists of holographic correspondence written by Ellsworth Davis to his family while he was stationed on the U.S.S. Florida in Vera Cruz, Mexico.

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Idaho became a state on July 3, 1890 with post offices being established as early as 1876. From the guide to the Franklin County, Idaho Post Office Location Records, 1876-1945, (Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives) These photographs document Region 4, started in 1910, of the US Forest Service, covering Utah, Nevada, Southern Idaho, and Western Wyoming. From the guide to the US Forest Service Photograph Collection., 19...

Davis, Ellsworth, b. 1892

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Ellsworth Davis served on the U.S.S. Florida as a signal officer, official uniform inspector and flag lieutenant. He often wrote letters to his family in Connecticut, including his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Davis, and his brother Roger. During the U.S. occupation of Vera Cruz, Mexico in April 1914, Davis led a company onshore and overtook the town’s postal service building. In addition to his service on the U.S.S. Florida, Davis served in the Mediterranean and off...