Five folders of chiefly containing letters and cards addressed to Mr. & Mrs. James T. Lacey, Jr. (Jim and Alma) of Baltimore, Maryland from Pvt. Edward Flannagan, Pvt. Ellsworth Kooken, Sgt./Corp. Charles Grauling, and George A. Councell. Pvt. Flannagan was Alma Lacey's brother and served with the 113th Field Hospital and the 104th Sanitary Train. His letters tell of breaking his leg in an accident and his medical care. After his unit's deployment in the summer of 1918, he tells of Voisey, the effects of the armistice, etc. His letters also refer to Jim Lacey's war work producing shells in a Baltimore factory. Pvt. Ellsworth Kooken was a cousin of Jim Lacey and served with Company D, 28th Engineers. He was deployed to France in September and was hospitalized for influenza. Sgt. Charles Grauling addresses his "Pal" in his letters and describes life in the Machine Gun Company, 313 Infantry. George A. Councell signed his letters "Uncle". Miscellaneous items include war cartoons sent to J.T. Lacey by Pvt. B.A. Courtney, a fund-raising chain letter for a Catholic hospital serving wounded soldiers and sailors, a manuscript copy of the lyrics to a patriotic wartime song, and six other letters and photos belonging to Mrs. Lacey.
