Letter from Congressman Joe Starnes to J. E. Perry on the Water Works Loan, with Franked Envelope

Synopsis

A signed letter on Congress of the United States, House of Representatives letterhead from Joe Starnes, Representative for Alabama's 5th District, to J. E. Perry of Wedowee, with its original franked 'Official Business - Free' envelope postmarked Washington, D.C., April 1935. Replying to a telegram from Perry, Starnes says he has discussed the town's Water Works Loan with the PWA, that the agency is expediting action, and that the matter is now in the hands of the PWA Finance Division, which has promised an early report. He promises to write as soon as he has a definite decision. The letter shows Wedowee's clerk using the town's congressman to push its long-pending federal water works application in the spring of 1935.

Key facts

• Written by Rep. Joe Starnes, 5th District of Alabama
• Responds to a telegram from J. E. Perry
• Water Works Loan under discussion with the PWA
• Matter placed with the PWA Finance Division; early report promised
• Envelope franked by Starnes, postmarked Washington, D.C., April 1935

JOE STARNES
5TH DIST. ALABAMA
E. O. CREEL
SECRETARY
Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.
COMMITTEES: ACCOUNTS, CIVIL SERVICE, IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION, WORLD WAR VETERANS' LEGISLATION

April 24, 1935.

Mr. J. E. Perry,
Wedowee, Alabama.

My dear Mr. Perry:
Replying to your recent telegram I have had the matter of the Water Works Loan under discussion with the PWA. They are expediting action and the whole matter is now in the hands of the Finance Division. They have promised us an early report and I will let you hear from me as soon as I can get a definite decision from them.
With every good wish, I am
Sincerely your friend,
[signed] Joe Starnes
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[Envelope:] Congress of the United States / House of Representatives / OFFICIAL BUSINESS-FREE / [frank] Joe Starnes M.C. / [postmark] WASHINGTON, D.C. APR [..] 10-AM 1935 / Mr. J. E. Perry, Wedowee, Alabama.

Physical description

Letter folded, minor corner crease, ink signature. Envelope worn and torn along top edge with staining.

Reading notes

Day of the postmark is not fully legible.