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May 16, 1916

Senator Knute Nelson,
Washington,
D.C.

Dear Sir:-

Mr. Luther Nelson has applied for the position of volunteer ambulance driver with the Ambulance Corps of the American Ambulance Hospital in Paris.

He has given your name as a reference, and we would appreciate it if you would give us information regarding Mr. Nelson’s character and his qualifications for the service.

Yours very truly
[Signature]

The qualifications of a volunteer ambulance driver in our service are:
He must be a native born American citizen; son of native born Americans;
He must be of unquestioned reliability; sober, industrious and amenable to discipline;
He must be a competent automobile driver, and know how to make all ordinary repairs.

Metadata

Title: Letter 3, Illegible to Knute Nelson
Date: 1916 May 16
Collection: RG1/051, Luther Nelson Collection, 1916-1918
Repository: Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs
Creator: Unknown
Publisher: Digitized by AFS staff in 2016.
Rights Statement: This item cannot be reproduced outside the guidelines of United States Fair Use (17 U.S.C., Section 107) without advance permission of the Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs. In the event that this letter becomes a source for publication, a credit line indicating the Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs is required.
Digital ID: 1_051_3