William Benner - Letters to Albert

William Joseph Benner, who lived in Indianapolis, USA,  wrote a number of letters to his younger brother Albert Benner in New Zealand.

Here is the first of his letters. It was written in 1904 after the death of their eldest brother Arthur who also lived in Indianapolis.

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The second letter here was written in 1916, and talks about the current political situation that existed with the USA joining WWI.

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NOTE: A year later, William married his brother's widow Mary Benner.