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Description: The Mamie Casey letters consist primarily of letters written by William Dye Smith to his cousin, Mamie Casey, during the period he served in the army. The letters principally discuss his romantic relationship with Casey. As there are no letters from Casey to Smith, it is not clear what her feelings were, although in Smith's letters he sometimes chided her for not writing more often, and being rather cold in her responses. Also, in the letters he indicates that he is married and, by 1914, had four children. At various times his family joined him in the Philippines. Smith's discussions of military life are very limited; however, there is a hand-drawn map of a section of the Philippines where the Battle of Castillejos took place. There is very little information about Casey in the collection.
Names: Casey, Mamie (Actor); Smith, William Dye, 1881-1951 (Author)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1899 - 1920
Library locations: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division; Shelf locator: Sc MG 675
Topics: African American families; African American soldiers -- Mexico; African American soldiers -- Philippines; Love letters; Philippines -- Maps; Spanish-American War, 1898; African American troops
Genres: Correspondence
Notes: Biographical/historical: Mamie Casey of St. Louis, Missouri, was the cousin of William Dye Smith, a soldier in Company B, 25th Infantry of the United States Army from his enlistment in November 1898 until circa 1917. He served in various clerical posts and circa 1914 was promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant. Following the Spanish-American War, Smith served in the Philippines from approximately 1900 until 1908 and then again from 1912-1914, and in Mexico during the American expedition in 1916 to quell the raids by the Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa.
Physical Description: Extent: .42 linear feet 1 box
Type of Resource: Text
Identifiers: Other local Identifier: Sc MG 675; NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18221002; MSS Unit ID: 20983; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f5048b90-eec3-0137-44da-4d1d93c795a1

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