Title
Detective work: Patriotic but Disagreeable
Subject
Detectives
Description
The following is a response to the Council of Defense call for detectives.
"Thomas Hews Esq. Secretary,
Connecticut State Council of Defense, Hartford, Conn.
Dear sir:-
In reply to your letter of Sept. 6th. requesting the name of someone who would work for the Navy Department, in securing information, or investigating, any suspicious corcumstances etc, I beg to say that I shall be pleased to assist in any way possible, in that respect; I fully realize the disagreeableness that may arise to anyone doing their duty in that line of work, and would rather do it myself, than ask another and should be ashamed to shrink from any duty, that fell to my lot whereby I could be of the slightest help to the brave fellows who are sacrificing their all for our safety.
Yours very truly
John Ash
Chairman, Town Committee.
Business and the Home address as above,
Telephone Exchange and Number- Putnam, 271"
"Thomas Hews Esq. Secretary,
Connecticut State Council of Defense, Hartford, Conn.
Dear sir:-
In reply to your letter of Sept. 6th. requesting the name of someone who would work for the Navy Department, in securing information, or investigating, any suspicious corcumstances etc, I beg to say that I shall be pleased to assist in any way possible, in that respect; I fully realize the disagreeableness that may arise to anyone doing their duty in that line of work, and would rather do it myself, than ask another and should be ashamed to shrink from any duty, that fell to my lot whereby I could be of the slightest help to the brave fellows who are sacrificing their all for our safety.
Yours very truly
John Ash
Chairman, Town Committee.
Business and the Home address as above,
Telephone Exchange and Number- Putnam, 271"
Creator
John Ash
Source
John Ash to the Council of Defense, 11 Sept. 1917, RG 30 Box 56, Folder M19, Council of Defense, 1917-1919, Connecticut State Library Archives.
Publisher
Allen Kozloski
Date
Sept. 11, 1917
Format
jpeg
Language
Enlgish
Type
Typed letter
Original Format
letter